Page 50 of Tears of Gold

He frowns, and I lean down to kiss his lips before he can protest. It feels like the most natural thing in the world. For years, we’ve held hands and leaned on each other, shared our emotions, worries and fears, and now, thanks to Ava, I can share his body too. Our kiss is gentle. Neither of us wants to move, and I can feel the inner ache pulsing through him.

The hip under my hand moves. “Now that’s a sight worth waking up to,” Ava says with a sleepy smile.

I chuckle against Erritt’s lips and kiss him again.

Ava rolls all the way over and grips my arm. “I missed you both so much. I didn’t even realize how much.” She presses one hand to her heart.

I squeeze her hip. “We missed you too, little butterfly.”

“But we . . . realized it . . . every m-moment,” Erritt adds.

Ava chuckles. “Yeah, that explains why you were looking at me like you were hungry. Both of you.”

“I’m always hungry, girl.” I rest my head on Erritt’s shoulder and drink her in through my gaze. Her beautiful green-brown flecked eyes shutter, not quite awake, and her cheeks flush. Strands of black hair escape her single plait, framing a slender neck.

Dragon Stars, the things I want to do to her!

I’ve been holding myself back since she only just remembered us. And last night we only cuddled because she was distressed. But when she rolled over just now, my hand slid under her shirt and her bare skin draws a hot, deep current out of my soul. And my thighs.

She tips her chin up and purses her lips toward me. “My turn, please.”

I get an instant hard on, and Erritt jerks with a silent laugh as he feels it against his leg. He meets her lips, and the gentle sounds of their smacking together makes me throb. Ava rises a little higher to meet me, and I sink myself into the sweet taste of her mouth.

Shit, I’ve got it real bad!

I ache to transform, to give into my inner beast’s cravings to dominate. If I’m not careful, I’ll rip them both to pieces, and Erritt can hardly move right now. Who knew self-restraint could make one’s body feel like it was burning with acid?

Erritt laughs again, the fucker.

“What’s so funny?” Ava asks, releasing my kiss. I poke Erritt’s shoulder in warning, but he ignores me.

“Our dragon is so horny he’s in physical pain,” he rats.

My cheeks burn as I look away.

Ava snickers. “Oh, dear! We really should do something about that, shouldn’t we?”

I look over to find her chewing on her bottom lip, a sexy smile tilting her lips. A low, feral rumble vibrates through my chest at the mere suggestion of what might do to ease my sexual frustration.

“Yes, I agree,” Erritt says, his voice just as sly. “But I’m afraid you’ll have to do the heavy lifting, Ava. I can hardly move.” He rolls onto his back, dragging Ava over top of him. I take her weight, lifting her free and rolling until I kneel over her. She feels so good between my thighs.

“Are you sure you’re up for this?” I ask, my breath coming fast. Looking down into her eyes framed in long dark lashes, my pulse quickens.

“Yes, I—”

Before she finishes, I rip her shirt right down the middle, startling a laugh out of her. With one hand under her back, I pull her toward me and bury my face in her stomach. She’s an intoxicating cocktail of smells, from the salty tang of her sweat to the spiritual spice of her human soul. Even more delightful, she responds to my rough touch with carnal pheromones.

Her hands tighten around my head. “Do not break my bra!” she orders as I reach for it. Quickly, I slide both hands under her and free the catch, grinning at her attachment to this one little piece of cute clothing. I’m also pretty partial to it, though bare is best.

I force myself to move more slowly as I release her weighty breasts from their restraint, sliding the sleeves and straps off her arms. I take her pert nipple in my mouth with a groan and slide my hands down her body to work on her pants, needing her completely bare and under my control. Her skin is so warm and smooth it invites me to stroke and covet every inch.

A hungry growl rips through my throat and Erritt smiles at me.

Desire throbs through me, building the pressure in my cock until I feel like bursting as I drag her pants and underwear down past her ankles and fling the clothing away from the bed. Her beautiful naked body calls to me, and I pull her against me as if I could absorb her beauty to slake the thirst in my heart. My knee settles into the soft, burning chasm between her legs while I devour her nipples, her throat and her lips. I rock against her, coaxing small moans from deep in her chest her that grow as her desire flames.

To feel the lust fan to life within her due to my touch is the most heady and delicious drug. She writhes, struggling to channel the waves of pressure building within. Fuck, I want to nail myself into her hard, but I have to wait just a little longer. I’m too big, and she’s too new. I could hurt her badly if I don’t stretch her first.

I shift position and trail my fingers down to her already swollen pussy. She’s already dewing for me down there like a good girl, and I bite down on my tongue to keep sane. The big and wild part deep in my animal essence stirs with intense interest as I gaze at the soft curves of her body.