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He cups my chin, tipping my face up to his. “It is not meant as an insult, my T’kara. I told you before that my kind do not love as yours do. We are Dragons. We claim and possess.”
His eyes flare with heat as he wraps his other arm around my back, pulling me close so that there is no space between us. My heart pounds at the intensity of his emerald gaze. “And above all else”—a low growl vibrates in his chest—“we covet rare and precious things.”
Aurdyn’s expression is full of hunger as he leans in and brushes his lips to mine. “Tell me to stop, and I will.”
Desire pools deep within as he slowly walks me back toward the mound of treasure, his muscular form towering over mine, making my heart quicken its pace as he stares down at me with fire in his gaze.
He runs his hand through my hair, gripping the long strands between his fingers and gently tilting my head to one side. He dips his head to the curve of my neck and shoulder. The tip of his nose skims across my already sensitive skin, and heat flushes my entire body. Inhaling deeply, he growls low in his throat. His sharp fangs graze the pulsing artery of my neck. “Your scent is intoxicating,” he rasps. “Tell me to stop and I will leave you be.”
My pulse pounds in my ears and I draw in a shaking breath as his eyes search mine, waiting for me to speak, but I remain silent.
Before we went to the heart tree, I wanted to know that he truly loved me. That his desire was about more than our bond. Now that I know how it will end, I find it no longer matters because he already has my heart. And my love will be enough for both of us. I want this. I want him… before I am gone.
I stretch up on my toes and wrap my arms around his neck. Our eyes lock a moment before I crush my lips to his in a searing kiss. When his tongue finds mine, it’s as if something snaps inside him. He rips a tapestry from the wall and he bears me to the ground, laying me down on his mound of gold and precious gems as he crawls over me, his large, muscular form caging me beneath him.
“You are mine,” he rasps, his words both a command and a plea. “Tell me you want me in return.”
I want so much to be his, but how can I give myself over to him when I know that I will die? There is no future for us, and I cannot bind him to me knowing this. Instead of answering, I pull his lips down to mine and kiss him with the passion of a person who knows that their time is fleeting.
Every moment that passes brings me closer to our end, and I cannot bear the thought of leaving even though I know it must be done. When the time comes, one of us will die, and I must make sure it is not him.
His hand dips beneath the hemline of my tunic dress and finds my bare skin. I gasp and then moan into his mouth as he cups my breast, gently squeezing the soft globe before rolling the stiff peak between his thumb and forefinger.
“Do you wish me to stop?” he asks, his voice husky with longing.
“No,” I barely manage to breathe out the word.
He removes my tunic, and his lips are urgent against mine as he slides the waistband of my leggings down past my hips and removes them entirely.
Aurdyn kisses a trail down my neck to my chest, closing his mouth over my left breast. He swirls his tongue expertly over the peak, sending a pulse of heat straight to my core. He turns his attention to the other breast, sending my desire spiraling even higher than before.
“If you do not want this”—he murmurs as his hand moves up my thigh—“tell me to stop, and I will.”
I know we should, but I don’t want to. “Aurdyn, please,” I whisper, and he stills. He starts to pull away, mistaking my plea, believing I wish him to stop when the opposite is true. I cup his cheek and trace my thumb across his lower lip. “Touch me.”
Fierce possessiveness burns in his eyes, and his gaze holds mine as he gently drags his fingers through my already slick folds, careful to retract his claws so they do not harm me.
“Gods,” he groans. “You are perfect, Freyja.”
A strangled gasp escapes me when his fingers brush against the small bundle of nerves at the apex of my thighs. He growls low in arousal as he concentrates his touch to that small pearl of flesh and I grip his arm, arching into his touch. “Do not stop.” My breath comes in quick, shallow pants as desire winds tightly within.
Something hard bumps against my inner thigh. I glance down my body to see his length begin to protrude from the line in his groin until it is hard and erect against my skin. A bead of liquid gathers on the end, leaving a wet trail against my quivering flesh.
We are not so different as I imagined, and I’ve never wanted anything as much as I want him.
Pleasure pools deep inside me as he continues his ministrations, holding me on the precipice of need and desire that I’ve never known before.
I reach down and carefully wrap my fingers around him, but he is so large I cannot completely encircle his length or the slight bulge at the base. He groans as I explore ridges that run up and down his length, converging together in a tapered tip.
He growls as my exploration unleashes something within him. He concentrates his touch on my sensitive pearl of flesh, pulling me over the edge and into blissful oblivion. I cry out his name as waves of pleasure wash over and through me.
My release triggers his own and my name leaves his lips on a strangled groan as his length begins to pulse in my hand, warm liquid erupting from the tip and onto my body, completely covering my abdomen and pelvis with his essence.
He smooths his hand over my body, spreading his release over my breasts and down my thighs. He leans in and his breath is warm across my skin as he scents me. A deep growl rumbles in his throat. “You are mine, Freyja.”
He lifts me to his chest and carries me back to his room. Gently, he lays me down beneath the furs and then crawls in beside me. I turn into him, snuggling against his chest as he wraps his strong arms and wings solidly around me, holding me close.
Aurdyn runs his fingers through my hair as he tenderly nuzzles my temple. “Rest, my T’kara,” he murmurs against my skin. “I have you and I will never let you go.”
