Page 179 of The Dragon 2
“You lost yourself from words, touch, and a kiss. Is that all you’re worth now?”
That landed harder than a slap.
Because she was right.
For a moment—just one—I had been willing to let all my boundaries bleed for that man. I had gotten swept up. Silken words. Hard lusty promises. That kiss that rewrote every rule I thought I had.
But I didn’t look away.
I squared my shoulders. “I think toward the end. . .I caught myself.”
“You did not catch yourself. Are you aroused right now?”
I swallowed.
“Panties wet? Heart booming in your ears? Nipples so hard you can’t think?”
“I’m aroused. I’m wet. I’m trembling.” I bit my lip.
“Why?”
“His words. His touch. His heat.”
“Is that all your desire is worth?”
“No.”
Her eyes held mine like a grip to the chin. “Yet, you almost gave it away. Is that okay for you? Is that the life you choose to live? It’s fine if you want to be a woman that doesn’t know her worth, giggling just because a man smiles at her? Opening her legs because he gave her flowers or a token of nothing?”
I blinked.
“What happened, Nyomi?”
“He told me—”
“It doesn’t matter what he told you.”
I pursed my lips.
“Sure, Nyomi. The conversation appeared intense. I caught moments and saw you stand your ground, and thenheoverpowered you and took your heat, breath, softness—and for what? A kiss and the promise of his tongue? Is that the bargain you want to make with your body?”
Well damn.
She lifted her finger. “Understand this. . .my questions aren’t about shame. They are about sharpening your awareness.”
“I understand.”
“Your desire for him isn’t the problem. Your being desired by him isn’t the threat either. The danger is that you started forgetting thatyouheld the match and you had the fire.”
I nodded, feeling like a player being reprimanded by their coach on the sidelines.
“He’sthe Dragon.” She pointed to the door. “Of course he’s going to make your head spin. Of course, he is skilled with his tongue and whatever he is promising you with pleasure, understand that it will happen and the orgasm will probably be tenfold what you have experienced with any other man, because he is not a regular man.”
I widened my eyes.
“He isthe Dragonafter all.”
“O-kay.”
