Page 20 of Bound by Fire and Scales (The Dragons of Earis #1)

The air in the dining hall was thick, filled with the scent of Sabrina’s heat. I clenched my jaw, struggling to block out the sweetness that invaded every corner of my senses. It was futile. Her scent, her need, filled the room even without her here. My alpha instincts were pulsing with the need to chase her down and claim her. But it didn’t matter how much the alpha in me already claimed her as ours, the logical side of me knew better. She wasn’t my mate, and I wasn’t her alpha. I had to honor that truth, no matter how much it gutted me.

“She’s unmated!” Enrik shouted, stepping into my space. “I have just as much right as you to claim her now!”

A deep growl rumbled in my chest, a warning that he was dangerously close to crossing a line. Enrik’s expression was wild, his pupils blown wide and unfocused. His entire body trembled with barely restrained energy, a frenzy I had never seen in him before.

“You’re not acting like yourself, Enrik,” I said, trying to reason with him. This wasn’t like him, not the Enrik I knew. He’d never let his alpha instincts spiral off control over an omega’s heat. “Sabrina isn’t a prize or a toy you can just claim.”

“All I know is there’s an omega in need, and you’re standing in my way!” Before I could respond, Enrik lunged at me. I barely had time to brace myself as our bodies clashed. I threw a punch, aiming for his side, but Enrik was quick, dodging and retaliating with a force that pushed me back.

“Don’t worry, I’ll let you know what that slick cunt tastes like,” I growled at Enrik’s words, my vision turning red with blinding fury. Flames ignited in my hands and I hurled them at Enrik. He countered with a surge of thunder, the two forces colliding in a brilliant explosion of light and energy, illuminating the entire room.

The door to the dining hall slammed open with a crash. Kislav strode in, his presence like a storm. “Enough!” he barked, shoving Enrik away from me with enough force to make him stagger and got in the middle of me and Enrik, glaring at both of us.

“Zephyr, this isn’t the way!” Kislav said, his eyes narrowing at me. Clearly telling me I should know better. “If you two keep this up, you’ll do nothing but tear each other apart!”

I could barely contain my frustration. My mind was focused on Sabrina, on her scent that was still palpable in the air, drawing me to her with a force I couldn’t ignore. I wiped sweat from my brow, my breathing heavy and ragged. And then I heard it, a whimper echoing in my mind. A plea. Alpha, please! I snarled. She needed me. Sabrina needed me. She was all alone in pain and here I was losing time with Enrik!

Without losing another minute, I turned on my heel and bolted towards where Sabrina was. The need to be with her, to ensure her safety and comfort, made me rush through the corridors of the fortress. I could still hear Kislav’s voice trailing behind me, but I paid it no mind. My focus was solely on reaching Sabrina before anyone else could interfere.

As I neared our room, the scent of her heat grew more potent. I sniffed the air and growled. She smelled absolutely delicious. I paced the hallway, my thoughts racing as I tried to push away the feelings of helplessness.

Minutes felt like hours as I stood guard outside her door, but then I heard it again—a muffled, almost pleading cry. The desperation in her voice pierced through me. The sound of Sabrina’s distress echoed in my mind, making my alpha instincts flare up.

Omega needs us.

Mate is hurting.

I pushed the door to our room open. I stepped inside, my heart pounding as I saw Sabrina on the floor, her gaze shifting wildly, as if searching for something that wasn’t there. The room smelled of slick. Warm, sweet and potent. I got hard almost immediately with just a sniff. Fuck. I was losing it.

Her eyes met mine with a mixture of hope and lust. “Zephyr… please,” she whimpered, her voice breaking out in a small whine.

I knew I had to be strong, but seeing her like this was almost more than I could bear. “Sabrina, you’re not yourself,” I said, trying to maintain my composure. “You need to stay calm. I can’t…”

But before I could finish, she reached out, her hands finding my shirt and pulling me closer. The intensity in her eyes left no room for misinterpretation. She needed me, and she needed me now. I hesitated, every fiber of my being screaming to give in.

“Sabrina,” I said, my voice a low growl of frustration and longing. “I’m trying to help you, but if we do this, it won’t be right. We both know that.”

Her response was a breathless moan, her grip tightening as she pulled me closer still. “Zephyr… I need you. Please, I can’t… I can’t control it.”

I felt my restraint slipping.

It wasn’t right to take her like this .

She was in heat.

“Take me, Alpha.” She leaned in and I saw the tip of her tongue darting out from her pink mouth. I held my breath as I felt her slowly lick the side of my neck, tracing until reaching my jaw. “Fuck me, Zephyr,” she whispered against my ear and that was enough to break me.

I roared as I let my alpha and dragon instincts take over. I would possess her, mark her as mine, claim her body with my cock, with my knot, and breed her. I picked her up in my arms and laid her on the bed, grasping her wrists and holding them above her head to keep her hands from wandering down toward the front of my pants. Her hazel eyes, dazed and full of disappointment, stared up at me as she pouted. Adorable . Mine .

"Don't even think about it," I warned, using for the first time on her my alpha’s voice. Sabrina's breath hitched as our eyes locked, and I felt her body shiver beneath me. Her omega recognized the command in my tone and she relaxed, understanding that I was now in control. As soon as the smell of fresh slick hit my nostrils, I groaned, knowing that I had made her more aroused.

Leaning over her, my hands trembled as I reached the hem of her dress, fully aware that this time, nothing would stand in our way. Nobody would dare to interrupt us now. I felt how my rough hands contrasted with the softness of her silky skin and I closed my eyes, trying to commit this feeling to my memory. She was perfect in every way.

When I leaned in to kiss her, a breathless moan escaped from her lips as I gently tilted my mouth, caressing and teasing her in a tender dance. I sucked on her lower lip, tugging on it. My tongue poked out and licked across her upper lip, making her gasp and take a quivering breath.

“P–please,” she begged. “Please, Alpha stop torturing me.”

My alpha roared with the need to please our omega.

My vision turned red and all I could see, hear, and smell was the omega laying under me. Begging for me. For her Alpha. My lips collided with hers in a surge of raw intensity, leaving her breathless. I pressed against her with an almost bruising force, seeking something deeper than just a physical connection, and she responded with equal fervor.

I needed more.

Take her.

My Dragon urged, but I would not take her today. Not completely. I wanted to satisfy her, to help her throughout the heat without taking advantage of her. It didn’t matter how much my cock throbbed to be inside of her at once, to fill her up and stretch her tight cunt with my knot. My hands traveled down to roam lightly over her lovely breasts, still covered by her dress. She closed her eyes and turned her face skyward, releasing a soft moan.

She cried out when I pulled back, my hands caressing her fine blonde hair with one hand while I moved the other hand to the small of her back. She arched into me, making me groan, pressing her belly tightly against my hardness that was poking through my dark pants. I was caught off guard when her hips began moving in small circular movements against my cock, trying to find her own relief.

She whimpered when my hands gripped her hips, trying to stop the movement. If she kept going, I would not last. I could smell her arousal getting stronger and calling for me. I brought my mouth back down to hers, sealing my lips over hers once again. My kiss was more demanding this time, my mouth greedily exploring hers, and then my hot tongue slipped out and slid between her lips.

My fingers glided across her skin, moving down and pushing her dress up, revealing her white underwear that was already soaked with her slick. Her own hands traveled up my chest and wrapped around my neck, one hand moving to the back of my head and sifting through my long locks while the other pulled her body closer to mine. Her wet, hot tongue was unbelievably arousing, fire licking through my veins as it swept erotically within my mouth. She was playing with fire.

"I gotta take this off of you," I said urgently, my voice almost unrecognizable by how deep it was. I ripped her dress in half, leaving her almost nude under me. I ripped her panties from her and threw them on the floor. My mouth was back on her, kissing her aggressively. I groaned, feeling her erected, pointy nipples pressing against my chest.

Once again grabbing both of her wrists, pulling them from around my neck and then securing them with one large hand against the soft texture of the dark covers on the mattress. My other hand slid down her arm, trailing my fingers along the sensitive underside till I reached her chest and then cupped one of her breasts.

Sabrina arched her back under me, pressing into the palm of my hand, crying out when the pad of my thumb brushed over her sensitive nipple. I smelled the gush of flesh arousal rushing down her thighs, making me lose my mind. Her knees shook unsteadily, chest heaving as she struggled to take in enough air.

"Zeph…!" Sabrina cried out and then my lips sealed over hers, swallowing the words while my fingers started to torture her nipple, rolling the sensitive nub between my thumb and index finger before cupping the small mound. “I–I…I can’t…Alpha, I need you,” she said desperately, her eyes dazed, delirious from the heat. I groaned against her neck, nibbling on the skin there before whispering in her ear.

“I can’t wait to bury myself inside of your sweet little cunt.” My hands pinched her nipples with more force once again. She moaned, wiggling under me and brushing her thighs against my cock.

“Inside of me, please Zeph, please Alpha,” she begged as another gush of slick rushed down from her pussy, preparing her for me .

“It’s okay, my little omega,” I said softly, kissing her nipples and going up to her neck. “I’ll take it slow tonight,” I said, even though I wanted nothing more than to bury myself inside of her tight cunt to the hilt.

I took her face in my hand so that the hazel of her eyes were looking directly into mine, and I saw the out-of-it look of her. My instincts were screaming for me to take her, but my conscience knew that it would be wrong. She could not consent. And when I finally took her, I wanted her to know it was me, that it was my cock, my knot that was breeding her full of my hatchling. “I’ll take care of it, Sabrina. But tomorrow, you'll be mine. Say it.” I could not stop myself from demanding it.

She whined and rolled her hips, trying to find relief. I gripped her jaw with more force, trying to bring her focus back to me. She moaned loudly at my rough touch. My Dragon snarled in approval. “Tomorrow I’ll be yours.”

The reaction to her words was instant. My hands hovered over cunt, and slowly touched her warm and wet soft entrance. I groaned while she whimpered at my touch. “Your cunt is so warm, so wet for me… Such a good omega,” I said, brushing my finger between her silken wet folds. She moaned loudly.

My index finger brushed against her wet entrance, teasing it softly, feeling how her pussy contracted, waiting to be full. I licked my lips and inserted one finger into her. She screamed in pleasure, her body thrashing under me. “So wet. So tight for me… Look at how you’re gripping my finger,” I whispered in her ear. I stroked her, moving in a wave, making her squeal in a way that made my cock throb harder in my pants, calling for relief.

“Can’t wait for you to take all of me inside of you,” I said, my voice rough with desperation and hunger. The muscles in her thighs were trembling with arousal while her stomach tightened with an impending orgasm. “For you to take my cock.”

“Aah… Aah yes Alpha, take me,” she managed to say only to gain another finger inserted inside of her. Her cunt instinctively gripped my large fingers inside of her, intensifying the feeling of my rough movements, making her moan out loud.

“Look at how well you're taking me, my little omega. You’re doing such a good job for me,” I praised her, kissing her sweaty forehead while my fingers moved inside her body, massaging her deeply with slow strokes and her hips lifted off of the mattress, silently showing me what she wanted.

“I need you, need to possess you,” I groaned, my breath hot against her ear. “It’s taking so much of my self control to not just thrust inside of you right now.” She looked up at me with wild eyes glazed with lust. She was lost to reality. All of her being, her mind and body, filled by my touch.

My fingers thrusted, scissoring and bending inside of her. Sabrina was panting now, getting closer and closer to her climax. I could smell it on her.

“Such a good girl,” I growled at her ear, making her whine. “Such a perfect omega. Cum for me, Sabrina.” She moaned out loud, grinding harder against my hand, dragging my palm against her swollen clit. With a last final deep thrust of my fingers inside of her, imagining that it was my cock, she reached her climax loudly, screaming and moaning, her nails leaving marks on my shoulders, forgetting herself, lost in the pleasure.

Before she fell asleep, I carefully carried her body to a better position on the bed and covered her with the soft covers. “Such a good girl. You did so well for your alpha,” I murmured, brushing her sweaty hair away from her peaceful face. “Sleep well, my mate,” I said as I watched her drift into a peaceful slumber.

After today, I was sure that I would never forget how she smelled as she came on my fingers.

Fuck.

I hurriedly left for the bathroom, ready to take a freezing bath to calm myself down.