The (Not) Satisfied Dragon - Colette Rhodes Page 0,67

don’t like violence, my left tit.

//Nice aim, my love,// Hiram chuckled. //Excellent tail control.//

//I don’t know if that’s a sex thing or not. You make it sound like a sex thing,// I replied drily, swooping up under Hiram and clipping him with my wing.

//Shut up, all of you. Seff and I can’t concentrate on what we’re doing when you talk about sex,// Ezra grumbled.

We kept out of the way, ensuring the Councilors were at a safe distance while Ezra and Seff torched the entire property. Their movements were precise, but full of barely concealed rage. This was an evil place. The very soil was stained with Deri's blood, and probably more fae who had come before him. There was no redemption for it. It had to be cleansed in fire and left to recover. To grow back anew.

By the time Seff and Ezra had ensured the entire property was a charred, smoldering mess, the Enforcer had returned with a suspicious looking fae in tow. We met them just outside what had been the warded area and stayed in our dragon forms as the healer set to work, muttering the whole time about how she better be paid for this. I leaned into her face and gave her my best dragon snarl, which helped her suddenly discover her altruistic side.

“Flight Galon,” Corvus announced. “I think that will do for today. Ilia is on his way, we will take the young fae to the Assembly where he will have further care and we will work with the fae to find his family. Go, rest. We will be in touch with details of the second task, won't we, Nerio?” Nerio gave a stiff nod, his face not giving anything away.

“Thank you, Councilors,” Levi replied on our behalf, being the only one who hadn't fully shifted yet.

//Let's go. Seff and I need to fly off some of this energy,// Ezra announced, kicking off before any of us could object.

One down, two to go.

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When we arrived back at the den, I understood why Ezra and Seff needed to burn off energy; I was almost vibrating with it, my limbs trembling.

“I always feel keyed up after a job,” Hiram said sympathetically before his gaze turned mischievous. “I could help you expend some of that energy.”

That idea had merit.

“I don’t know…” I said slowly. “I am feeling very energetic, and you’re still being punished. You’d best find someone to help you.” I patted Hiram’s chest, letting my fingers trail over his torso as I wandered past him down the hall to the bedroom.

I chuckled at the sound of scrambling males and hushed whispers behind me. If I ever wondered who held the power in our relationship, that was an easy enough test.

Gods, had I just propositioned two of them? What was happening to me?

Feeling a lot less confident and sexy than I had a minute earlier, I sat demurely at the end of the bed. I undid the leather strap I’d used to tie up my hair, distractedly combing my fingers through it as two sets of footsteps echoed down the hallway.

Hiram entered first. He was looking at me like I was a leg of lamb and he was ravenous. All of my pent up, jittery energy shot straight to my now throbbing clit, and my pebbled nipples scraped uncomfortably against the fabric of my shirt.

I wasn’t surprised to see Levi close on Hiram’s heels. I’d already been intimate with Ezra and Seff, and Oren seemed like he’d be the least comfortable sharing.

Levi pulled the door shut behind him. There was heat banked in his eyes, but also uncertainty. My need to comfort him outweighed my nerves, and I beckoned him closer. They sat either side of me on the bed and a sense of delicious satisfaction spread out from my chest to the tips of fingers and toes. They were here. They were mine.

“Do you want me here?” Levi asked softly as I angled myself towards him on the bed. Always checking on me.

“Very much so,” I breathed. “But only if you want to be here.”

I needed to hear from him that he wanted this. My possessive instincts had been riding me hard since I found out that Levi had been with another female before me, and I didn’t want to unconsciously pressure him into consummating our mating because I wanted him tied to me.

“What?” Levi’s brow furrowed in confusion. “Of course I want to be here.”

“What I mean is, you’re always putting me first and