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“Don’t rub your tail against me like that,”I warned. “I can’t focus as it is.”

“Do you have any memories of where you lived?”

I shook my giant head. “No, but—”

“Then take us into the woods. There’s a hot spring I haven’t been to since I was a teen.”

“Show me the way.”

Chapter Thirty

Joy

Flames danced all around us as we flew through the sky. Payne was the fire, and I didn’t think he knew.

His blaze didn’t hurt me because of how he made me like him.

When I shifted the last time, it didn’t hurt to take on the form. I had screamed out of the expectation of pain. Was it because I asked for it? Did that mean one day I would shift at will like Payne? So many questions. So many duties. And so little time to be Payne and Joy.

When Gwendolyn was killed and Barron nearly lost control, I was so angry.

After helping Payne destroy those dragons, though, I was calm even with the unbearable heat pulsing through me. My family was safe that second. Payne would soothe us soon. If we only had a couple of minutes before another attack happened, I wanted to use it being a lover, a best friend, a soulmate with mydragonmate.

The trees caught on fire as Payne dipped into the woods. Reaching out a clawed tip hand, I sent my healing out. The blaze dissipated, and the pink leaves regrew and regained their fluffiness.

“Speak to me, mate,”Payne’s voice boomed in my head.

I tightened my body around his. “Hurry.”

“Is that the pond?”

I looked below me to see what watering hole he spoke of. The glowing waters rippled as the blast of wind from his wings hit it. Even the giant massive trees of my father’s world weren’t big enough for my dragon. Branches smacked against his wings as he hovered above the water. Yet Payne didn’t seem bothered by it.

“Yes.”

As soon as he landed, I unwound myself from him. When a heavy clawed hand wrapped around my middle, I squealed. “I’m going to change you now, Joy. I will hold you through the pain.”

I nudged my head against his chin before I shrank in his arms. The pain never came when turning back into a human. The change was soft and warm. My green essence enveloped me during the process. Once I finished, Payne's arm completely covered me. His scales felt ridged but soft against my human bare skin. I pressed my breasts against him, letting my pebbled nipples brush his fevered scales. It felt erotic and reallyamazing.

“You are tiny, my mate. I can hold you completely in my palm.”His voice rumbled in my ear.

“I am not small. You’re simply too big,mate.” The heat grew within me because of our newfound intimacy.

He set me on my feet. I sucked in a breath as my dragon shrank into the man I’d love my entire life. Despite the change in his eyes and the new veins visible against his skin, I’d recognize him. My heart knew even when I tried to deny it the first time I saw him as a dragon.

“How about now?” Goose bumps rose on my skin as he stood nude before me. I fought the urge to look down and focused on his face.

Hades! Payne had always been a handsome, tall man. With his change, there was an otherworldly beauty about him.

“You are still too big, but I can manage,” I rasped before letting my gaze lower. His erection jutted forward; the orange veins glowing up and down his length. My need shot down to my core. Pre-cum glistened on the tip. The desire in my stomach became more of a stabbing pain. I inhaled. I placed my hands behind my back and stood proudly, letting him see all of me while I saw all of him. “What will you do with me?”

“I plan on loving you for all eternity,” he said as he stepped forward.

His eyes flickered down to my feet, then back up, nostrils flaring as he paused at my pussy. My skin felt hot. His gaze moved upward, stopping again at my breast. It was like he wanted me to see him staring. When he got to my face, he tilted his head slowly.

“Oh, you meant this very second? Isn’t it all the same, though? Whether need or want, I’ll adore you. Every time the heat comes in the future, I’ll be there to love and worship this body. When the heat leaves us alone, I’ll treasure you.”

Finally, he reached out and brushed his finger on my pebbled nipple. I leaned into his touch like I’d been starving for the contact.

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