Page 7 of Emerald Waves (Primordial Protectors #2)

“Glad to see your appetite return. My brothers will be here in the morning to move the most sacred tomes you have to my home. We can keep them safely locked away in my horde, our horde, until your space is done.”

“You’re horde? You’re gonna show me your horde?” This was huge. A monumental step in the world of dragon.

“Yes, of course. You’re my mate. That is the safest room in the house.

It’s important you have access to it and know what I hold dear, which now includes you.

” Caro squeezed my hand. My eyes wildly stared as he entwined our fingers.

I’d never held hands with another. Nor hugged.

Today was a day of many firsts. From here on out, I had a feeling every day would be packed full of them.

Dare I think, let alone say, I was…happy?

Too soon, don’t curse it.

Yes, dragon. I promise from here on out to always listen to you and consider your feelings as well.

“Did you just purr?”

“My dragon did. I made him happy.” I was ridiculously giddy, wiggling in my chair. I had a dragon after all, and now I’d made him happy.

“When we get to the compound, after you’re situated, I’ll take you out to the battle pitch to stretch your wings. I can’t wait to see your dragon. Scales keep popping up in the most brilliant shades across your skin.”

“Me too. My poor dragon has waited far too long to be freed.” All my life I’d dreamed of soaring through the clouds, the wind whispering along my scales.

Twisting and turning midair while flying with friends.

Then, when it didn’t happen, and no friends were ever made, I gave up the dream and sunk deeper into despair.

The way dragons depicted flight throughout the centuries was one of therapy.

A releasing of that which held them back.

A freedom like no other. That was the word most used.

Now I’d finally get to experience that. No longer shackled by the life others had tried to force me into, then cast me aside when I didn’t conform.

I was a new man.

A new dragon.

Newly mated.

Well, almost.

“Come, Emerson. It’s time for bed. The others will be here bright and early. We have a busy day ahead of us, so a good night’s rest is in order.”

To start our new life, dragon.

I stood beside the bed as Caro turned the sheets down, glancing between him and the familiar linens. Shoot, when had I last washed them? How in the world was this giant man to fit on this small bed?

“Remember Emerson, nothing happens that you don’t want to. Understood?”

“Yes. But that wasn’t what puzzled me.”

“What was it then?”

“I wondered how in the world you’d fit on this tiny bed.” It was a standard queen size though Caro wasn’t a standard male by any means.

“It’s just for a night. We’ll make do.”

Caro lay down first. Never having shared a bed with another, and being unfamiliar with the rules, I kept to the edge of the mattress and straight as an arrow, so as not to encroach upon his side.

“Emerson, this isn’t a sleepover with friends. Come here.” Caro stretched his arm out, and as I drew near he wrapped it around me and pulled me against him. The only place for my head was on his chest. His very…firm, muscular chest. “There, Isn’t that better?”

What do I say? Yeah, this is great. Please don’t mind my erection poking your leg?

Seriously. There are no words for a sexy, yet uncomfortable, situation.

My hands were trapped between our bodies.

What happens if this triggers…

Shit.

I knew as well as Caro did that once mates were in close proximity it um, moved things along for them. And while we’d been near one another on many occasions it was while my dragon hid. Now with all the planets and dragons aligned…

Double shit.

No. No. No. No.

Slick ran between my thighs. Though I tightly clenched them, it did nothing keep it contained.

“Emerson.” The deep timbre in Caro’s voice alluded to the fact he knew.

“I’ll um, I’ll go sleep on the couch.”

“You’ll do no such thing. Just tell me what you need and what the boundaries are. Not going to lie, your scent is like no other and I’m ready to devour you.”

“Eeep! Don’t eat me.”

“Not in the literal sense. The only thing holding me back from burying my face in that sweet ass of yours is consent.”

The fire inside was intense.

“Help me. I-I, I don’t know what to do but it burns.” I started humping his leg like a dog, seeking whatever friction I could get to chase my release.

“There’s only one way to do that, Emerson,” Caro snarled.

“Ahhh! Just do it!”

Caro flipped me on my back, whipped my sleep pants off and pushed my legs up. I was both impressed and beyond aroused.

“Oh. My. Goddess!” His tongue entered me, and I was in heaven. “Need more. Need more. Need more. Now!”

“Emerson, I’m not going to hurt you no matter how badly I wish to be buried inside you.”

“I’m fine. I can take it.” He grabbed my hand and slid it around his shaft. “That thing will never fit inside me. No. No. Nope.” It was like a third arm. Was this normal?

“It will, you were made for me. But it’s your first time so I need to get you properly stretched.”

My mind and body warred. I ached to be filled but my brain was dead set on that monster cock tearing us wide open. How did Alex handle this? Is this-this girth a Denarius trait or the norm for our species? Ugh, where were the mating notes when I needed them?

“Calm down, Emerson. Breathe deeply.” As I drew in a deep breath Caro intently watched me, and I felt a finger slide inside.

“More, more. Please,” I begged as I writhed beneath him, long forgotten was that…

Ugh, it was back in my head. This was like an out of body experience as my mind and body warred with need.

With a second finger in, whatever grasp I had on reality was gone and as soon as the third one joined in, I came all over myself, yet my cock remained hard.

“Emerson, I’ll ask you one last time. Are you one hundred percent sure you want me to make love to you?”

Make love to me.

Love, such an odd word.

Wait, what? Did he ask me a question?

Oh yeah.

“Yes, yes. Please. Now.”

Not a complete sentence but got the point across just the same.

Then he was there. The head of his cock at my entrance. Somewhere no other had been. Somewhere no other will ever be. But this was Caro, my mate and the most gorgeous dragon I’d ever seen. I knew with every ounce of my being he’d take care of me. Now, and forever.