before times, no warrior owned much in the way of personal possessions. Our horde items were meager and of no intrinsic value. It made for a sad life, really. I am pleased to wallow in gemstones when I sleep.”
“I’m not sleeping on gemstones. You can forget that. I can’t even believe we’re having this conversation.”
I immediately capitulate, running the side of one claw down her bare neck. “I can see how your soft form would not be comforted by sleeping on gemstones. I curl up and sleep comes to me quickly when I am close to my horde items.” Leaning over, I inhale her delicate feminine scent. “I think curling around you will prove to be my undoing. Perhaps all my most precious possessions will cease to be important to me as my favor for you grows.”
“The way you articulated the phrase ‘as my favor for you grows’ makes me think it means something specific.”
Tracing the shell of her ear, I confess all my secrets. “Dragon warriors become ever more obsessed with and attached to their mates as time wears on. Though I would never force my will upon you, the longer we are together the more I will need your scent near in order to find contentment.”
“Well, that’s interesting. Chantel’s father lost interest after a few years and left us for another woman.”
My hearts ceased in my chest. “I assumed he was dead, for what could possibly drag a mentally healthy male from the side of such a strong and alluring queen?”
She grins at me ruefully. “That’s real sweet of you to say, but it happens all the time on Earth. There are so few males that they can afford to be really picky.”
Staring down into her lovely face, I realize she has gilded her eyes with gold dust. Swallowing thickly, I pull her closer to my chest. “Nothing you just said makes sense. You are beautiful beyond compare and a queen among queens. Death will be the only foe to pull me from your side.”
Her hands slide up around the back of my neck, and I remember when she did this before. I go willingly when she guides me down, because I wish to feel her lovely lips on mine again. When her mouth touches mine, it is not the soft human kiss she gave me in front of others. It is bold and hungry. A thrill snakes through my gut, for this is by far the most sensual experience of my life.
Just when my mind learns this human custom, her tongue comes out to slide along the seam of my mouth. When I gasp, she slips her tongue into my mouth and touches it to mine. My wings flutter wildly, because this is now tops the prior as the most sensual experience of my life, superseding all others. My possessiveness doubles and then triples as my tail curls around her waist, pulling her even closer.
I am thrilled when she moves into my lap, intent upon gifting me with even more of the soft human kisses. My cock is now standing at attention, and my dragon is fully awake. He’s prattling on ceaselessly about laying claim to this bold human queen. I pay him no mind, because queens do not prefer to be rushed into intimacy. Even a battle worn old warrior like myself knows this about females.
I just enjoy what this queen sees fit to give, and dream of one day tasting her queenly treasures, which are even now becoming aroused because she enjoys touching her tongue to mine. Everything about this queen speaks to me as a male, and I will do nothing to jeopardize our budding relationship.
When she pulls back, her lips are swollen and wet from my kisses and her face is flush with desire. “Now, that was absolutely amazing.”
“The soft touch of a queen is something this rough warrior has never known.”
“Wait a minute, are you saying you’re a virgin?”
“I stood guard in a Draconian queen’s chamber while she enjoyed the company of her breeders. The flood of pheromones in the room triggered my Parthenogenesis.”
“Well now, we’re going to have to make correcting that oversight a priority once we’re mated.”
“I will await your invitation for such. Would you like to visit our clade quarters?”
She shakes her head. “It’s been a long day, and I’m not up to dealing with Penelope and Molly just yet.”
I stand, setting her on her feet. “It will be as you say, my queen. Will you allow me to