Page 11 of Wild Fire

“I can always fly.”

Dani did a double take. “Really? I mean I saw the wings, but I didn’t… You’re huge!”

“As are my wings, and they’re strong. Don’t worry, Dani, if needed I will shift, and you can climb on my back.”

“And if I don’t want to?”

“Then just like when you fainted, I’ll pick you up and carry you.”

“You won’t have arms or hands.”

“No, I’ll have talons, so much better to keep a sacrificial female from falling.”

“I told you I’m not a virgin.”

“Good. I think virgins are highly overrated. I much prefer a woman who knows what she wants and how to enjoy her pleasure.”

He barely managed to conceal the smile that lifted the corners of his mouth as she blushed. Her face was turned away from him so he couldn’t really see the telltale pink stain, but everything in her body language said she was blushing.

“Did you see the two guys who didn’t look like cult members?” she asked in a not-so-subtle topic change.

Choosing to ignore both her discomfiture and her inelegant change of subject, he answered, “Yes. I wondered if you saw them.”

“Were you going to mention it to me? Do you know who they are? Are the punks the same ones that tortured you?”

“We’ve been a bit busy escaping and getting out of the city. Do I know who they are? Not specifically, but I have an idea of what group they might be with, and no, I do not think they belong to your little cult. Yes, the punks are the ones who cut pieces of my flesh away and doused me with seawater. And for the record, I don’t think they had a clue as to what they were doing.”

“What makes you say that?”

“They showed no fear of tormenting me. Even bound, someone who knows what a dragon is capable of would be wary. They weren’t. They will pay for their insolence.”

“Hey! None of that eye-for-an-eye shit with me. I’ll arrest them and put them on trial.”

“Really? In what court of law do you think anyone is going to believe they held a dragon prisoner?”

“You can just show them?”

“Show them what, Dani?”

“That you’re a dragon. You know that you can shift back and… shit, that won’t work. You can’t do that.”

Curious as to how her mind worked, he asked “Why not?”

“Because if anyone official finds out, they’ll have you wrapped in seawater bandages and strapped down to an examination table. There’s no way our government or anyone else’s lets dragons roam the earth, even if part of the time you’re human.” She took the exit off the freeway. “You’re not going to kill me for knowing, are you?”

“No. You saved my life and for that I owe you and am responsible for you.”

“I’m a cop. I can take care of myself.”

“Yes, a beautiful female cop…” he rumbled seductively.

“Stop right there, Warrick. I’m not getting naked for you.”

He doubted that. He had every intention of getting her naked and had so many ways to do it. One of his favorites had always been to heat the threads of women’s clothing just to the point of disintegration but not to the point she was burned. The fear and shock often proved most arousing. Warrick growled under his breath. The only thing more annoying at the moment than his throbbing cock was the thumping in his head that had yet to abate. He’d thought the intake of the beef would have made it subside, but so far, no luck.

“I mean it. You’re right; I saved your life. There’s not going to be any funny stuff.”

“I can assure you, Dani, I intend to take my seduction of you quite seriously.”

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