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She didn’t want them staring down at her nakedness either. Kai crossed her arms over her breasts.

“Your body is gorgeous.” He stood before her and pulled her hands away. “There is nothing for you to be concerned about.”

“To you. And in the privacy of our suite.” She worried her top lip with her teeth.

Pulling her toward him, he slid his hands over her waist until he was cupping her ass.

“To anyone who saw you.” His talented fingers were making designs over her skin.

“You’ve lived among us and have seen our drahkelles.

They are not slight women, and you fit right in.

And your softness makes you even more beguiling. ”

Aodh trailed his fingers down the back of her thighs. “I’ve had to give a sharp eye to more than a few males in the territory for watching you.”

Her cheeks heated. She had consigned herself that she was Aodh’s mate, so he was attracted to her both sexually and on some mysteriously magical level.

However, men never gave her more than a passing look, and knowing that men had noticed her made her feel some sort of way.

Her heart fluttered as her shoulders sat back a little further.

Not that she needed or wanted any man but Aodh, but seen as attractive by anyone bolstered her self-image.

However, it was the man before her who honestly charged her blood and helped her hold her head high.

“Then, if we are going into the water, one of us has too many clothes,” she teased, reaching for his vest.

“Oh, gorgeous, you just had to say the word, and I’d be out of my things in a flash.” That was about how long it took him to strip.

She didn’t even try to hide the fact she was staring at his heavy shaft. It rested against his thigh, semi-erect.

“If you continue to stare at it like you want to swallow it whole, we will never make it into the water.” He chuckled. “Come on, love.”

There was that word again. Kai pushed it away and focused on the here and now. And right now, she did want to take the big man into her mouth. She licked her lips.

Aodh linked his fingers through hers and led the way to the water.

“I’ve never learned to swim.” Kai began as the cool water swirled around her ankles. Her heart pounded. The light from the fire illuminated the top of the water, but beneath it was dark. She could not even see her feet.

“No worries. We will not go very far. And when we return during the day, I will teach you how to swim then.” He trudged deeper and made waves in the water.

Kai fought off a shiver as the water splashed up on her thighs. “The water is alluring, but it's cold. Can you blow a little fire and heat it like you do for my bath?”

Aodh smiled at her suggestion. “I could, but it would take a lot of fire to heat a larger area than where we stand.”

“Well, every little bit counts.”

“I can think of better ways to heat you, mate.” Aodh wrapped his arms around her as he backed up and dragged her deeper into the water.

“Hmm?” She looped her arms around his neck and pressed her breasts into his hot, solid chest. “What way is that?”

“One that will bring us both pleasure.” He let out a growl and parted his lips, allowing her to see the flame building in his mouth.

She thought he would release it toward the water to warm it. Instead, he leaned down as he stroked a hand up her spine until he was cupping the back of her neck.

The scent of roasted cinnamon perfumed the air around them.

“Aodh...”

Kai couldn’t say anything else before he sealed his mouth and began kissing her. His mouth took over hers. His kiss was searing and demanding.

Vibrations shimmied along her tongue as the tiny flame was smothered between their lips and extinguished.

However, the sweet, hot taste it left behind coated her mouth and warmed her throat.

She loved his dragon kiss; the spicy sweetness of him made her nipples tight and her sex wet.

Even in the water, she could feel the slickness smeared along the inside of her thighs.

She suckled his tongue, devouring more of his fiery taste.

She sank her body into his as he slid his hand around her plump backside and clutched a handful of her cheek. He continued kissing her as he parted her round globes and glided his hand down the seam of her ass, pausing a moment to dip the tip of his finger inside her center.

The sensation of his stroking inside of her, even just a little, had her moaning and bucking against his hand.

She stood there in the water; her body pressed to him as Aodh gripped the back of her neck and held her in place as he feasted on her mouth.

She was helpless to do anything but lay like putty in his hand.

He continued, caressing her slit and palming her swollen labia in his big hand.

Aodh’s tongue pushed further into her mouth. He played along the sensitive skin at the roof of her mouth and traced the backside of her lips.

This man had her body trembling and singing for him. She knew she wasn’t the only one affected because his cock lay long and hard into the flesh of her belly.

When his fingers located her clit and began to swirl the turgid, wet peak, her body trembled. Her orgasm was so close. She rocked against him, arching against his hand and silently urging him to thrust his stiff length into her.

But Aodh was relentless in his kiss and his fondling. He didn’t stop pressing and stroking her clit until he brought her to completion. But he didn’t stop there. He pinched her clit and worked her through her climax.

She cried out, her whimpers filling his mouth.

When she began to come down, he circled her tight bud again, and again, and again. With her body highly sensitive from her orgasm, she couldn’t halt the next one shaking her body. Even the gentle brush of the water had her core quivering.

She tried to pull her mouth away. But he held fast. So, she used the only tool she had at her disposal.

Aodh...please. I... need... you . Even mentally, the man had her panting and out of her mind.

I know what you need, little flame. Your pussy is so wet. How many times do you think I can make you come?

Kai felt dizzy even with the thought of the possible number. But I want you with me...inside of me.

He growled and scissored her clit between his fingers.

Unable to stop herself from chasing the sensation, she parted her legs and rubbed against his fingers. Please...please... Aodh, fuck me.

Pulling back, he stared down at her; the flames in his eyes so indigo they devoured his pupils. “All you had to do was ask, love.”

He released her neck and sex. Aodh bent at the knees, sliding his hands around the back of her thighs so he could spread her wide as he hoisted her up.

“My hands are full of your lushness. Put me in your wet pussy, little flame,” he demanded.

Eager to have him pushed deep inside her, Kai worked her hand between them until she grabbed his big, stiff shaft. She loved the feel of his hot, velvety steel length. She could not resist stroking it once, twice, a third time, trying to give him some of the torture he doled out to her.

“If you want to keep playing, mate. I am more than willing to lay you out on the grass and eat your pussy until you're screaming so loud the Thunder hears you back at the center of our lands.

She gasped at his words but couldn’t deny they tempted her. However, she wasn’t a fool. She wouldn’t test Aodh. Well, not tonight, anyway.

Quickly, she shifted her body until she could bring the broad head right where she needed him most. She arched into him and felt the first burn of him splitting her open.

No matter how often she had him buried inside of her, Aodh was a large man, and it always took her body a minute to accommodate his size.

As soon as she released him and wrapped her arms around his broad, muscled shoulders, he thrust hard up into her.

Kai lost her voice, breath, and sight. His girth stretched her sex around him. She trembled against him and coached herself into remembering how to breathe.

“Your pussy is fucking, deliciously tight.”

Still attempting to pull herself together, she held onto him and inhaled. As she exhaled, she realized they were moving.

Aodh walked them out of the lake and back onto the shore. He didn’t stop until they were next to the fire again. He lowered his body to his knees first, then leaned forward until he had her back lying on the warm cushion of the grass. The man and the heat of the blaze took the chill from her skin.

She could hear the rattling of the pot lid and smell the herbaceous braised meat, but all of it was in the background of her mind, blanketed by the all-consuming alpha male above her.

He held her gaze. “You are my everything, mate.”

Lifting her hand, she ran it over his face and down the side of his neck and chest until she pressed it over his heart. “And you are mine.” She hoped he understood what she was trying to communicate to him.

He drew her legs out and up, opening her fully to him. He shifted back, sliding his cock out until only the crown remained.

“Always,” he groaned as he thrust forward and drove every inch of him inside of her.

Feeling the immense power of him inside of her tumbled Kai into her first screaming orgasm of the night.

But Aodh didn’t stop pounding into her, taking from her and giving her more of him as he drove them higher and higher into ecstasy’s embrace.

She’d lost track of how often she’d come around Aodh’s length before they were too exhausted to move for a while. Random quakes shook both their bodies as they lay in the grass and stared up into the starless sky.

Silence enveloped them, but Kai found pure peace in his arms.

The growling from her stomach shattered the quiet of the night. Their child didn’t care that her muscles felt like gelatine. “The food should be ready now, and your babe demands sustenance.”

“Then let’s feed him.” Aodh got up and then helped her slowly to her feet.

“You think it is a boy?” Her first step threatened to buckle her legs, but she held it together.

“I know it’s a boy.” Aodh strutted with confidence to the pot.

“How?” She dressed while Aodh set the bubbling pot on the ground by the log.

After he removed the lid and leaned it against the pot's side, he closed the space between them. He placed a hand on her lower belly. The dragon link, mate.

She hadn’t considered all that the link could reveal. Like how I instinctively know everyone’s dragon upon sight?

Yes. The moment my dragon impregnated you, I knew which seed took root, male or female.

Kai was amazed, even as her cheeks heated at remembering her claiming night. With Aodh still nude and her body sore from the feverish passion they just shared, it was as if she experienced it all over again in real time.

Then she realized what he’d said and gave the big man a sharp eye. “Hey! If you’ve known since the beginning, why didn’t you tell me?”

He brushed her wild strands back from her face. “You already dealt with many emotions when you discovered the first scale. I wanted you to have time to adjust and not get overwhelmed.”

She stared up at him. “I may be human, Aodh, but I’m not fragile.”

“Trust me, Kai. I know you're incredibly strong here.” He touched her temple. “And here.” He placed a finger over her heart.

Stretching up on her toes, she kissed his lips. “Thank you.”

“Mm.” His touch continued down over her stomach. “But it’s the strength of your walls here that gets me—”

Laughing, she swatted his hand away from her sex. “No more of that right now for you, Mckenna.”

The big man smacked her ass. “Fine. Then feed me.”

As Aodh dressed, Kai sat on the log and pulled the utensils out of the backpack. She stirred the stew and was happy to see the thick consistency of the broth. The smell made her mouth water. She scooped up a little of the broth and held the spoon toward Aodh when he sat beside her.

He closed his mouth around the silverware. After he savored it for a moment, he nodded. “It’s delicious. I may have you cook for me weekly.”

She shook her head and rested her hand over her belly. “Maybe once the baby is born. Something you may not know, ‘all-knowing dragon king,’ is that pregnant women can’t take the smell of raw goat.”

Aodh arched a brow. “I didn’t know this.”

“Stick with me, mate, and I’ll teach you a few things.” Kai winked at him.

He let out a barking laugh.

They ate and talked. Kai had more than a few questions about what she had seen during their flight.

Soon, the pot was empty, and Aodh washed it in the lake. Once they stuffed the pot into the vacant satchel, Kai placed it on her back.

“You ready, mate?”

She began to nod, but a big yawn took over.

Leaning toward her, he kissed her on the cheek. “Let’s get you to bed.”

In the next moment, Aodh’s dragon stood before her. She climbed into his claw again.

The dragon used his tail to swish dirt onto the fire and put it out.

Kai was plunged into darkness again, but it didn’t take long before she heard the dragon's massive wings flap and felt the air's brush on her face. She wasn’t even sure if they had made it above the treetops before she was asleep under the protection of her dragon king.