Page 17 of The Emerald Boa’s Lover (Operation Colonise #3)

Full confession

Still Dalahan

“Your scent is wonderful, but that only means it’s not unpleasant to be near you.

Rerasha told me you were confident and dominating, and even he knew I’d be drawn to you.

He was right, of course. From the first moment I saw you and we spoke, I was enchanted by you.

I think you’re beautiful to look at. Yes you arouse me, and I want to tangle myself around you, but I also want to be the reason you laugh.

I enjoy your laughter. I-I enjoy taking care of you.

Doting on you. Making you smile is a wonderful gift, and supporting you in what you do is a privilege.

You-you literally save lives. Every day. ”

“You have a thing for doctors?” Charlie chuckles, trying to play down my confession, but I’m not letting him distract me.

“No. I have ‘a thing’ for you, Charlie.” His cocky grin softened on me.

“Your fiercely big heart and your selfless dedication. I know it’s hard for you to see people suffer, and I want to be the one who holds you up when it gets difficult to bear.

Because everyone needs someone, and I want to be your someone.

In the beginning, it was attraction, yes.

But we both know how my feelings for you have grown each day… I haven’t hidden it from you.”

“Dal…”

“I don’t care how long it takes.” My eyes are watering and I try to remain strong.

“I won’t give up. I’ll win you over. You’ll see that I’m the right guy for you.

Not because I want you to take care of me, but because I want to take care of you.

” I swallow thickly, unsure of what else I can say.

Will that be enough? Will he hear the three words I’m too scared to say between the lines of my speech?

Charlie is staring at me in shock and I can’t tell what he’s thinking.

Does he believe me? Or does he think I’m just trying to seduce him?

“Give me a chance Charlie? I promise you won’t regret it. Any of it.”

“That’s quite a big promise.” Charlie tipped his head to one side and smirked at me. “To promise me no regrets.” Emboldened by the flicker of hope that he’s considering courting me, I lean forward and flick my tongue at his bottom lip.

“I promise you Charlie, you won’t regret giving me a chance.

We can go slowly if you like? I don’t just want you to fuck me.

I want you to…” I almost said ‘love me’, but my fear strangled the words in my scaly throat.

Yet, I think he saw the words in my eyes as his opened wide and his lips parted with a gasp.

“…I…we can just hold hands while you get used to me. I know I’m very different to a human so if you’re uncomfortable with the idea of being intimate with me, we can take that off the table?

” That was something that kept me awake at night.

What if Charlie didn’t find Ucfeni attractive, and never would?

Or was it me specifically? Did I come on too strong at the beginning and—

“Dalahan you sly thing.” Charlie yanked me out of my own self-induced spiral and his seductive smirk caused the flicker of hope to ignite in my chest. He’s never looked at me like that.

“Alright. You win. Now come here.” Charlie cupped the back of my head and kissed me.

He kissed me?! I stole a kiss from him when we first met in a travel basket, but this was much more intimate.

It was gentle and filled with promise. I released my wrists to hold his ass in my palms and I brought the end of my tail around to slide up his spine to hold him close.

His lips are so soft, and his short wide tongue skilfully taught mine how to reciprocate each warm caress.

I don’t know how long we made out for, but my pouch bulged against his groin, and I felt his interest pressing back against me.

Charlie leaned back to escape the kiss, much to my displeasure, but at least he was still grinning.

He chuckled as he ran a hand back through his golden hair.

I hope I get to do that soon. He kissed me, so surely this means he’s giving me a chance to woo him.

“I’m sorry to inform you that I’m not the go slow kind of guy.

I do find you attractive Dal.” My throat scales flush darker green and he strokes at my neck, making them darken even more.

“I’m an all-or-nothing kind of guy, which is probably why I get burned so often when dating.

” He laughed. I cocked my head to one side, unsure what he was trying to say.

I don’t really care at this point. Charlie’s giving me a chance and I’m going to win him over.

That future daydream of one day having younglings in my nest and Charlie raising them with me pops back into my head.

I’m sure I’m grinning so wide my jaw hinge membranes are showing, but I couldn’t care less.

Charlie does like me! I’ll get to the bottom of what changed his mind about me another time.

Right now, I just want to enjoy the moment.

“I won’t burn you Charlie.” I promise him. I start to lean back in for another kiss, but he leans away with a chuckle.

“Then take me home before I get frostbite on my ass.”

“Oh, right.” I nod and adjust my arms to securely hold him to me as I wind at speed the rest of the way home.

I nearly drop us both to the floor a few times as Charlie has decided to taunt me all the way back to our nest. His fingers draw teasing circles at the back of my neck and he presses his lips to my neck and jaw.

“Ch-Charlie?” I am relieved when the private walkway to our nest comes into sight.

Especially as he picks that moment to kiss me again.

His lips are sinfully talented. I’m a quivering mess by the time I press him to the front door.

He slides his legs down to stand and haphazardly presses his hand to the bio scanner.

It beeps and opens, and he takes hold of my wrists to pull me inside.

I am more than happy for Charlie to take the lead, though it takes some effort to keep up with him since I can’t think straight with his tongue in my mouth. He releases me only to start…undressing?

“I told you Dal? All or nothing.” He smirks and throws his shirt down to the floor.

I stare at his chest and lick my lips hungrily at what I see.

Other than having skin instead of scales, and he has nipples, his upper body is like any other Ucfeni.

He’s well-toned and has shoulders I’m looking forward to holding onto in the throes of ecstasy.

Instinctively I start ululating with arousal.

Deep and basal with a rumbling low in my throat.

I can taste his arousal in the air with my tongue and sway toward him.

My skirt can’t hide my bulging pouch and I’m going to unsheathe right here right now.

I hurry my hands at the disc fastening of my skirt to let it fall free just in time for him to watch my cock slide out of my slit.

I want him so much it makes me ache and I’m panting with the strength it’s taking not to launch at him.

Charlie is staring at my dick as he pushes the rest of his clothing down his muscular legs and kicks them off.

I am aware that humans don’t extrude and his genitals are external, but I am pleased to see his cock is also hard.

As he walks toward me I lower on my tail so I’m level with him when he is within touching distance.

“Well? That’s certainly more than a mouthful?

” Charlie chuckles as he nods down towards my dick, and before I can say something equally clever or teasing, he wraps his hand around my cock and pumps any coherent thought straight out of me with that one movement.

The look in Charlie’s eyes is predatory and I know one thing for sure.

He’s going to fuck me, and I’m going to be a quivering mess of delight by the time he’s done with me. Yes, oh yes please.