Page 34 of Ironheart

"I look like I'm about to go skiing," she said with a laugh. "Why am I suddenly terrified?"

"Don't be. You're going to be perfectly safe. You can sleep the whole time if you like." Vladik helped to buckle her into the harness while he still had human fingers to help.

"Yeah, that's not going to happen," Zori said and lifted a brow at him. "Why are you smirking right now?"

"Because when we met, I did say to you that I wanted to clip a lead to your harness, and here we are, my sweet puppy."

Zori laughed. "Not what I thought you had in mind, but I'll take it."

Vladik stepped back from her and let his gargoyle side take over. He shook out his wings and cracked his neck. He stopped stretching when he realized she was staring. "What?"

"You're just…beautiful," Zori replied, stepping closer so she could touch him. He let her stroke his wings and tried not to get hard when she studied his tail. She ran her fingers over the sensitive tip, and he growled in warning.

"That tickles," he said, moving it out of her reach.

"Is it sensitive?" she asked curiously.

"Yes, it's like another finger." More like another dick, but she didn't need to know that yet. It would make her ask more questions, and he would end up flying with a raging hard-on all night.

Zori pointed to the black leather kilt around his waist. "What happens to your other clothes?"

"They belong to the human. They stay with him. No one really knows how," Vladik said, picking up the pack and strapping it into place between his wings.

"Magic," Zori whispered with a shake of her head.

"You'll get used to it."

"I doubt that."

Vladik shook the pack to make sure it was secure before hooking a clawed finger around Zori's harness and tugging her closer. She touched him, gloved fingers moving over him as her cheeks turned pink.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yes, I…like your claws," she admitted, going pinker.

Fuck.Vladik cleared his throat and gestured for her to turn. "I wasn't sure if you would be scared of me in this form or not."

"Scared isn't the word I would use," she said, a little breathily.

Vladik tried to think unsexy thoughts as he looped the carrier straps over his shoulders. "Jump for me."

Zori jumped, and he tightened the straps at the same time, pulling her soft body tight against his and leaving her feet dangling.

"This is so weird," she said, laughter in her voice. She pulled her goggles down over her eyes. "Tell me something before we take off?"

"Anything," he said, securing the straps in place.

"Is your gargoyle dick different to your human one?" she asked.

"Anything but that." Morana save him, this woman.

"Aw."

Vladik huffed out a laugh before whispering in her ear. "Don't make me fly with my big gargoyle dick poking you in the ass the whole trip, puppy."

Zori giggled. "Okay, okay, I promise, but I get an answer as soon as we land."

"As soon as we land, I might let you get acquainted with it," he growled. He stretched out his wings. "You ready, puppy?"

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