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He looks mildly offended. “Really?”
“How can you be so certain we belong together? We barely even know each other.”
“That’s a risk I’m willing to take,” he murmurs the words, still trying for seduction.
“I’m nothing more than a gamble?”
“Not a gamble.” He tilts his head down to my height. “A challenge.”
Heat flares inside me, though I’m not sure if it’s anger or desire. He wants to conquer me? He has no idea who I am.
“We haven’t even kissed, and you want a wedding?” My laugh is scornful.
“Kiss me now.”
The dragon in me wants to defeat him. My claws slide out, long and wicked. I slide them along his jaw. His muscles tense under my fingertips as he clenches his teeth. I’m trembling with my own daring.
“So demanding,” I say.
My mouth clashes with his. It’s a rough, hot, wet kiss. He grabs my ass in both hands and squeezes. My teeth sharpen to the brink of fangs. He grunts and grinds against my thigh, unable to hide that he’s already hard.
I don’t know if I want this. Wanthim.
“Wait,” I say.
He breaks away from me, breathing through his mouth. “You’re right. We should wait for our wedding night.” He licks his lips. “I’m going to breed you hard.”
“What?”
“I’m going to put a baby in your belly.”
My stomach drops as if I was climbing a staircase and missed a step. “A baby?”
His mouth bends in a smirk. “Twins, if we’re lucky. They run in the family.”
“I don’t know if I’m ready for this.”
“This is how your heat ends, Pyrah, and the rest of your life begins.”
Unlike Rook, who could never get me pregnant, sleeping with Scaldric isn’t without risk of consequences.
My fingers curl into fists. “No.”
His smirk fades, his eyes turning serious. “You can’t deny your future. This is your destiny as a woman.”
“It’s my destiny to have your baby?” I laugh at him. “How arrogant are you?”
“Haven’t you wondered why you’re still in heat? Even after that demon bastard defiled you and stole your virginity?”
“He didn’tdefileme.”
Scaldric’s eyes glitter like ice. “Tell me why you’re still in heat.”
“Because Rook never claimed me as his mate. Because he never wanted anything more than mindless fucking.” My throat tightens at the words, the reminder of his rejection still painful, and I swallow hard.
“No. Because he never got you pregnant.”
Alarm jolts my muscles. “But he...”
