Page 41 of Claimed By the Dragon

He watched his mate as she retrieved their other son. As she bent over, need rushed through him.

He wanted to see her naked, too. And he wanted to try and do more than kiss her mouth.

Some of the taunts from his younger days, right after he’d been humiliated with that female, tried to rush forth. However, he pushed them back.

Grace was different. Hell, he was different.

And he was determined to lose his virginity soon. Very soon.

Chapter Twelve

Ever since Trahern had shifted back to his human form, Grace struggled to concentrate.

The blasted man had never put his shirt back on.

With most men, she’d think it was because he was either hot or wanted to seduce her.

However, with Trahern, she didn’t know what to expect.

They’d both focused on playing with the twins until they’d fallen asleep. Once she’d moved them to the pram and extended the top over her boys to shade them, as well as made sure they were buckled in, she stood staring for a second to gather her thoughts. How honest could she be with Trahern about wanting more than a kiss? The last thing she wanted was to scare him.

And yet, never being truthful meant never getting what she wanted.

Then he stood behind her, his heat warming her back, and his hands went to her waist. As his thumbs stroked her sides, her heart raced and her breathing quickened.

She tried to turn around, but Trahern kept her in place as he nuzzled her neck. “Grace.”

His husky voice rolled over her, and she shivered. “Yes?”

“You’re my mate.”

As he nipped her neck where it met her shoulder, she managed to moan. “Yes.”

“I very much enjoy kissing you.”

His hand moved around to her belly, and stroked it slowly, back and forth. Her brain turned to mush, and she murmured, “Mmm.”

“I would like to kiss you more. Everywhere. With no clothes on.”

Heat flushed her body at the image of Trahern’s head between her thighs.

Maybe she should ask and ensure he was ready for such a big step.

And yet, as he continued to stroke her belly and nuzzle her neck, she didn’t want to break the moment. If he said no at any point, she’d back off.

But for now, she only wanted to encourage him. “Yes, please. I want that too.”

Slowly, his hand moved from her belly up to her breast. He cupped her, and she sucked in a breath as he lightly ran a finger over her nipple.

Then his hand moved further south, until he cupped between her thighs and rocked the heel of his hand against her. She arched into his touch as she moaned again.

“Come with me, Grace. We’ll go under the willow tree, and I can kiss you some more. The twins are close enough we can hear them if they wake up, but we can still have a little privacy.”

She nodded, and Trahern removed his hand. Grace wanted to drag it back, but resisted and allowed him to guide her.

As they walked, she drank in his chest and focused on the tattoo on his upper arm. She traced the design with a finger and loved how her dragonman shivered and groaned at her touch.

Once under the branches of the willow tree, she’d barely noticed the blanket on the ground before Trahern unbuttoned her jeans.