Page 52 of Mage of the Dragon Prince
“You’re up early.”
“I was awakened by hunger.” Kitaro neglected to mention it was his sexual appetite that had disturbed him into waking. He had locked his dragon back into his cage, but he was still achingly hard as Vanra’s altered scent continued enticing him. He was dying for a taste.
Vanra’s cheeks turned pink. “Sorry, I’ll go get ready, then.” He slid toward the edge of the bed.
“Please take your time,” Kitaro told him. “Do not rush on my account.”
“Okay.”
As Vanra got out of bed, exposing his naked body to Kitaro, he missed the corresponding flash of silver in the dragon shifter’s eyes. The sight of so much beautiful temptation whetted his dragon’s appetite once more.
When Vanra disappeared into the bathroom, Kitaro’s dragon shoved its way to the forefront. His eyes turned fully pewter as he wrapped his fingers around his hard length. He inhaled deeply as he stroked his cock, feeling almost drunk from Vanra’s heat scent that surrounded him. The dragon fantasized about licking along the curve of Vanra’s neck to taste the divine flavor, like he longed to do in real life.
Kitaro’s body was already hypersensitive from all the teasing temptation. It didn’t take long for hisdragon to climax, which brought a moment of relief. However, not wanting to get caught in such a compromising situation, Kitaro used his magic to make the evidence of his transgression disappear. His goal was to get through Vanra’s heat without alerting the mage about what was happening. After the rough start to the morning, he didn’t know how realistic that was.
Vanra would surely finish soon, so Kitaro got out of bed. He put on a ruby-red silk shirt with black pants and boots with red trim. It helped him feel more like himself as his dragon temporarily retreated. It was disturbing having his dragon so restless inside of him, but he did his best to ignore it.
Vanra appeared from the bathroom, walking over to the wardrobe. “I’m sorry I took so long.”
“No apology is necessary.” Kitaro was pleased that he sounded so normal despite his dragon stirring once more at the sight of Vanra naked in front of him.
Vanra faltered as he stared at Kitaro with wide eyes. The shifter prince caught a tantalizing whiff of the human’s arousal. “Is all well, Vanra?”
“Oh, very well,” Vanra replied with a slight blush that stoked Kitaro’s dragon’s desire further.
Kitaro’s dragon wanted Vanra underneath them, his cheeks flushed from the sexy exertion of satisfying their lust. Silver seeped into his eyes once more. With great effort, Kitaro once again fought to shove his misbehaving dragon back with a stern warning.
Vanra failed to notice as he put on a white shirtwith a high collar and dark blue pants with silver trim. It pleased Kitaro that the mage was subconsciously mimicking Kitaro’s eyes, which were still speckled pewter despite his best efforts.
“Shall we go to breakfast?” Vanra asked brightly.
Kitaro gestured for him to lead the way. “After you.”
Chapter 24
Auslin
Auslin’s good mood came to an abrupt halt when they entered the dining hall, where both Tatsuki and Mitsuki were present. He had to be reminded to continue walking by Kitaro gently guiding him into the room by the small of his back. Overly conscious of the two powerful shifters staring him down, Auslin forced himself to give a polite bow before he took his seat.
It had been so long since Auslin had had to see either shifter, it hadn’t occurred to him that Kitaro waking up early meant they would have to share their meal with them. He tried to make himself small and attract the least amount of attention to himself.
Tatsuki seemed oblivious to his discomfort. “You are looking resplendent this morning, Vanra.”
He looked down at the table with a blush. “Th-thank you, Father.”
“It appears Kitaro is taking good care of you.”
“Yes, he has been most kind to me,” Auslin replied, forcing himself to look up at Tatsuki through lowered lashes. Tatsuki’s almost affectionate gaze surprised him. How had the shifter monarch gone from hating humans to looking at him with such fondness?
“His training is continuing to improve,” Kitaro said.
Mitsuki scoffed with a sneer. “Is that what you are calling it now?”
Tatsuki warned his eldest son with a dangerous rumble in his voice. “We will not tolerate this behavior.”
Auslin reflexively tensed up despite the threat not being aimed at him.
“I know there are fewer expectations on the youngest son, but be reasonable, Father,” Mitsuki arrogantly argued. “I do not understand why you tolerate that human becoming his whore.”
