Page 61 of Captured By the Dragon Warlord
“Now he is a warlord, like the rest of us,” Dexx says.
“Perhaps we can leave the biting and the venom for another day. Maybe after you’ve spoken with Darax?”
Dexx snarls to himself at the mention of Darax’s name.
“He is mated too. He will know. And his mate is pregnant.” The words rush from me like water, unstoppable, a flood of truth I didn’t want to let free.
Dexx rumbles. “His mate is with young?”
“Yes.” I hold up my comm device. “I found out earlier.”
Dexx rubs at the scales on his chin. “I have something for you, little mate.”
He turns away from me and goes down into the depression in the center of the room where we sleep, digging away at the cushions until he has revealed the metal floor. I watch as he presses a hidden button, and the area opens up like an iris.
Something glitters within.
“Come, Scarlett.” Dexx holds out a clawed hand to me.
I climb down into the dip and get a better look at what lies beneath us.
A pit, filled with sparkling gems.
“Has this been here the whole time?” I stare down into the jewels. They are every single hue I’ve ever seen and maybe more. Light rainbows emit from them and I am completely mesmerized.
“All Sarkarnii protect their hoard with their lives,” Dexx rasps. “But you are my hoard now, Scarlett. These trinkets cannot match your beauty.”
He pulls out a long glittering strand of diamonds. I’m pretty certain these are far, far more attractive than me, but I will accept what he says because it makes my stomach squirm pleasantly. Dexx lifts the strand up and over my head. The jewels settle on my chest with a cold but perfect weight.
“My hoard is yours, little mate,” He says.
“Why?”
“Because you belong to me.” Smoke curls from Dexx and his eye is filled with heat. “And I belong to you.”
SCARLETT
If Dexx is intrigued about Kerra’s pregnancy, he doesn’t show it. If anything, he’s more concentrated on showing me his hoard, a pit of jewels which seems bottomless.
He knows each and every one. They all have a story attached to them, even the ones the size of my fist. This is not something he has stolen en masse. It is a collection he has carefully curated over time. I begin to relax, to let my concerns go, to enjoy being in the moment with Dexx, my huge, dark Sarkarnii warlord who loves his jewels.
And wants to give them to me.
“What would you do if I was pregnant like Kerra?” I ask him suddenly as I’m presented with another huge diamond.
“I would hold a celebration, announce you are going to have a sarkarnling from the highest part of Vorostor,” Dexx says before leaning into me. “And I would mate you over and over as your body expands and you produce milk for our young.” His dark forked tongue sweeps his lips. “I long to taste your bounty, little mate.”
Okay, so now I am covered in diamonds and hotter than the forces used to create them. My body burns at his words and mycore clenches so tightly, I’m surprised I’m not doing myself an injury.
Dexx inhales slowly, a dirty smile forming on his face.
“Do you wish me to put a sarkarnling in your belly, sweet mate?”
“I think…I mean I’m not sure, but you might have already done it,” I say quietly. “I can’t remember the last time I had a period and without birth control…well, maybe I am pregnant.”
I am scooped into his arms, and without any warning, Dexx has carried me out of his quarters and is pounding down the passages.
“Where are we going?”
