Page 18 of Prince of Storms
Tor
Iopened the door and held it for her. Mia smiled and preceded me into the oversized below-ground garage. My stare was drawn from the subtle sway of her hips—likely unintentional yet arousing all the same—to her head as she began scanning the rows of vehicles with machine-like intensity.
“It’s not here yet.”
“Excuse me?” she glanced briefly at me as I spoke, but her eyes were immediately drawn back to the garage.
“The ‘71 Chevelle,” I clarified. “It’ll be here later this afternoon. Only the first batch has arrived so far.”
“How many did you buy? And why? What need do you have for all these cars?”
“Why do you have so many pairs of shoes?” I countered.
She stuttered at the reply. “How did you … ? Because you never know what ones you’re going to need to go with an outfit.”
“Precisely,” I said.
“Shoes are alotless expensive,” she pointed out, stopping in front of one of my favorites, a 2018 Koenigsegg Agera RS. I’d found it nearby on an online sale and had nearly passed on it. Now I was glad I hadn’t.
“Maybe,” I said, watching how she eyed the four-million-dollar Swedish hypercar and its sharp, swooping lines. “But shoes don’t always catch your attention likethat.”
“Perhaps notyours,” she murmured, running her hand along its exterior with a gentle touch. “Pretty color.”
“Pretty a lot of things,” I said, stepping past her. “But not our ride for today.”
“Oh.” The disappointment in her voice was obvious as we headed toward a large, boxy, black SUV, so very different from the speed-inducing hypercar and its bright blue coloring.
“Maybe another time,” I said. “But we’re going to need more room than that thing has.”
“We will? Do we needthatmuch in the way of cleaning supplies?”
“No, but even just a little bit would be hard to fit in there. The storage space is, well, minimal. But we have more to do today,” I said.
“We do? What about the cleaning? I need to get to work on that,” she protested. “The car …”
“Is not even here yet, for one,” I said. “Besides, I’m not driving the hour-plus into town just for some cleaning supplies. If we’re going, we’re making a trip out of it.”
“So, now I’m helping you with other chores?” she said, reluctantly climbing into the passenger seat. “I’m here to clean, Tor. I’m not your hired help.”
“You kind of are until you’ve done enough for the car,” I pointed out gently, then continued before she could get worked up. “Besides, I think you’ll enjoy this particular chore. And not to mention, I could actually use your help with it.”
Although I was swiftly bringing myself up to speed on new technology, spending hours each night reading on the advances in the nearly two decades since I’d last spent time on Earth, I knew I needed help to make sure I wasn’t swindled. Ty was just as out of touch as I was, which meant it was up to Mia.
Not that I had any intention of telling her that. Although, as we settled into the seats, I all but frowned at the natural feeling of it all. The casual conversation, the metaphorical “weight” of her presence next to me in the front seat. It was … nice. There was no better way to describe it besides “nice.”
Of course, that was before she put the seatbelt on, and the strap slid between her breasts, pulling the shirt tight and emphasizing their swell. I swallowed against a sudden raging storm in my pants, reminding myself I couldn’t just lean over and rip her shirt open to expose them to my hungry mouth and greedy hands.
“You okay over there?”
I blinked my eyes back into focus. Mia was looking across the gap between us, her brown eyes open and wide, though there was a tiny crease on her forehead.
“Yeah, just fine,” I said, hitting the ignition and putting the SUV into gear.
Maybe I should revisit my plan. I had decidednotto seduce Mia and calm myself with her deliciously curvaceous body. She wasn’t my mate, and I intended to save myself. I wouldn’t go all wild and debaucherous as a single dragon until I finally looked in the mirror and saw whoever I was supposed to be with. That just felt … wrong.
After all, Iknewhow to find my mate. I was just biding my time until the house was ready. The idea of sleeping with another woman felt like cheating since I could return through the Rift to the dragon realm, fly home to Storm Keep, and look in the Watching Mirror to see who my Eternal Mate truly was.
So even though I hadn’t done that yet, the fact that I could made me reluctant to sleep with another woman, even though Mia’s curves tempted me to bend her over and fill her with my hard cock. It was a bit of torment I’d inflicted on myself. Now it was almost a challenge for menotto do anything with her.
