Page 38 of Fire Dragon
Emma smiled. “Be well.” She lifted her arm in a farewell wave.
He shoved a hand through his hair, pushing it away from his face. Too handsome for words. He then nodded and headed back in the direction of his team.
Liam’s wings flapped slowly.Will the lake house do? I think we should talk.
Emma felt a bit devilish, but she couldn’t resist.I’d love to see Ethan’s lake house. He’d mentioned that’s where he wanted to take me.After Liam’s disruptive appearance at the club, a few taunting words were the least he deserved.
She felt his responding growl as a serious rumble flowed through his entire body. She couldn’t help but smile.
Turning to head north, he flew toward a low range of hills, but remained silent.
~ ~ ~
The moment Liam touched down on a clearing near the lake house, he felt Emma levitate safely away from his current position. He shifted back to his human form, including the clothes he’d been wearing when he left the hotel bar. He was sweating, however, and trembling. He hadn’t exactly planned on going dragon twice in one day. It took a toll and he’d need a minute or two to collect himself.
He turned, though, and watched Emma float down from the sky heading toward him. She looked so beautiful, her complexion high from the recent battle. Her long hair was loose and flowed away from her face. With her rifle in one hand and the pistol in the other, she looked like a dragon warrior goddess of old.
“I can’t believe we just did that,” she said, smiling as she landed in front of him. Her brow grew furrowed as she took in his shakes. “You okay?”
“Just need a minute.”
“No problem. I’ll be right back.” She took her weapons to the lake house deck and set them near the door.
He leaned over and put his hands on his knees. He took several deep breaths until his body settled down and his bones stopped vibrating. Fortunately, his tailbone was intact this time, thank God.
After a full minute, he rose upright. “Sorry about that,” he said, as she levitated back to him. “It’s not typical to be doing two jobs in one day.”
“I remember the last time. You were exhausted. Are you now? Do you need rest?”
He shook his head. He knew exactly what he needed, but he wasn’t sure how to go about it. Or the wisdom of it. But like hell he was going to run away from this moment with Emma. All he had to do was recall the sight of Ethan sucking on her neck, and he knew they were headed to bed.
He decided to get straight to the point. “I haven’t been with a woman since your virgin run. Do you know that?”
She looked stunned. “No, I didn’t. But why not?”
“That’s just it, I don’t know. Instead of walking out of rooms when you enter, I leave rooms the moment another woman makes a play for me.”
Her brow grew more furrowed. “Liam, what are you saying?”
“I’m saying I want to make love to you. Right now. Here, at Ethan’s lake house, with the moonlight on the water, and not just because you have needs or because I do, but because I want you and you want me. Sometimes, my dragon desires you so much I can hardly see straight, much less control what I’m feeling.
“Can I make a promise for the future? No. But I can tell you this is what I want. I want you Emma, I want to bury myself inside you and to stay there as long as I can.”
~ ~ ~
Emma had an image in her mind of a ruby platter. It had just been handed to her. On it was a beautifully wrapped glossy black box adorned with silver and red ribbons.
She was being given the desires of her heart, her soul and her body all in one, right here in front of her. She admitted there was a deep, quiet part of her full of doubts. She even heard a whisper in her mind to put an end to this madness and go back to the hotel on her own. Given Liam’s history, she’d seen nothing that would indicate this could end well.
But she suppressed it all. She wanted this time with him.
She planted a hand on his chest and gazed into his beautiful slivery-blue eyes. His smoky charred scent, that she loved so much, filled her nostrils.
Her body melted as tears filled her eyes.
Maybe it was the recent battle, or maybe she no longer cared, but she leaned her head against his neck and nuzzled him. “I’m willing.”
He drew back from her and searched her eyes. “Are you sure? Even with no promises?”
