Page 56 of The Dragon King's Curse
I opened my mouth to protest again, and he silenced me with a kiss. There was no clothing left between us to stop him from putting his hands all over me. Touching me everywhere.
There was a roughness to him when he firmly grasped my breast, squeezing it until I moaned. Lowering his head, he sucked my nipple into his mouth, teasing it with his tongue. His other hand slid down between my legs, stroking me as I grew wet for him. I squirmed impatiently, ready to have him inside me now.
A wild passion drove us as he spread my legs wider, settling himself perfectly between them. The sensation of hisweight on top of me was a pleasure all its own. Anticipation made it hard to breathe. The need for him was so deep, so absolute. I’d never known I could feel like this about anyone. The stories always spoke of such things. They were stories. Embellished for entertainment. Or so I’d thought.
Noxx gripped my chin in one hand, holding my gaze as he thrust inside me. A sudden entry burying deep. I gasped, loving the way he felt as he took full possession of my body. The dragon within him peered out at me, his pupils turning to slits, his eyes all beast.
There was so much more to Noxx than the man I knew. He was a dragon. I’d seen it for myself, and still I didn’t feel any less for him. If anything, it only made me appreciate him more. How strong he’d been to live with that side of himself caged for so long. I’d set him free. Something my family had never intended when they forged that curse.
Holding tight to Noxx, I tried to be mindful of the many injuries marking his body. I didn’t want to do anything to hurt him. That seemed to be the furthest thought from his mind.
He thrust into me with a ferocity that was almost rough in its intensity. Like he couldn’t possibly fill me as much as he desired. Although that wasn’t going to stop him from trying.
He kissed my mouth, my face, down the side of my neck where the vampire bites had finally faded. His lips were hot on my skin. Every touch, every kiss sent me spiraling. When he tightly gripped my throat while staring into my eyes, I felt the dragon inside him take over.
Something in the atmosphere around us shifted. Growing hot like fire. Heavy with the swell of emotions. Noxx thrust especially deep, his motions ceasing as he held himself still within me. His head dropped down as he pressed his face to the crevice between my neck and shoulder.
The sharp sting of fangs followed. I flinched from the unexpected pain. It wasn’t entirely unenjoyable. Noxx’s rough touch was welcome. I wanted all of him, even his dragon.
The air around us seemed to move, rising with a swell of magick. I felt the call of his dragon, heard it in his growl next to my ear. All I could do was hold tightly to him, my fingernails piercing the skin on his back.
When at last Noxx began to move again, there was a renewed fervor in every stroke. Like a vigorous need drove him. I raised my hips to meet his every thrust. So quickly I felt the rise of immense pleasure. Enough to make me cry out his name.
I hit the peak of bliss, a freefall headlong into orgasm. For a moment I felt like I ceased all being. As if I hung in limbo between life and death. Beyond all magick and wonder. Nothing had ever been so amazing.
Noxx continued his forceful claiming of me. He whispered my name, his voice husky with dragon. Above me, the ceiling seemed to spin. I held onto him for dear life as he filled me with his powerful release.
He remained on top of me, hugging me close while dragging his tongue over the bite mark he’d inflicted. Had he made me bleed? The only sound was that of our heavy breathing as we worked to catch our breath.
I felt light and weightless. It took several long minutes for me to feel anchored in my body once again. There had been something about this time that had felt different than our first time together. Something deeper.
I attributed it to the fact that we’d confessed our feelings for one another. No longer fighting with ourselves. Speaking the words aloud had been liberating. If Noxx had died and I’d never told him how I felt, I would have had to live with that forever.
When we both managed to calm down, Noxx raised his head to look at me. “Sorry about the bite, princess. I hope I didn’t hurt you.”
“No, I don’t think so. It’s not too bad, is it?” I pushed some of the sweaty, disheveled hair off his forehead, marveling at how right it felt to be in his arms.
“It’s just a scratch. I could use a soak in a bath right about now. Care to join me?” He playfully wiggled his brows before climbing off me. Not really giving me a choice, he grabbed my hand and pulled me along with him.
As light and airy as I felt right then, in the recesses of my mind, the worries took hold. Noxx and I came from enemy lands. The bond we’d forged during our time on the run together didn’t change that.
What would my family think when they learned that I’d broken his curse? That I’d fallen in love with him?
Because as hard as I’d tried to resist him, there was no doubt in my mind or heart that I did indeed love Noxx Drakoth.
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
NOXX
Watching soap suds glide over Feryn’s body had to be just about the best thing I’d ever fucking seen. When the fae had caught me, I’d been certain that I would never see her again. Part of me still questioned if perhaps I had died after all and this was my heaven.
The fae had asked me for her whereabouts. I’d lied through my teeth and told them that I hadn’t seen her in days. That she’d tired of my shit and gone her own way. Thankfully, they’d believed me. Until she showed up.
I still couldn’t believe that she’d come for me. No doubt she was the most fierce woman I’d ever known. One who would back down to no man, no matter how powerful. Even though she’d risked being taken back to the Shadow Realm for Lyre, she’d come for me anyway.
The moment I saw her enter that clearing, I knew that I loved her. I supposed it had been blossoming for some time now. Since that first night in the cave when I held her.
As I pulled her against me in the tub, letting the warm water wash over us, I did my best to push down the frantic feelings that threatened to make me come undone. I hadn’t meant to claim her. I didn’t even know that it was possible for a dragon to claim an elf. The bite. The magick.
