Dragon Heat 2 - Red Hot Dragon (5 page)

His mouth curved with a playful grin. “Is that a dare?”

* * *

Avani realized her mistake the second he smiled so sexily.

White-hot need arced through her core. His rough palms

glided up and down her arms and set her skin alight. She

spotted the crimson flecks coloring his irises now. Though

their constant touch seemed to prevent a fully forced shift

into their dragon forms, there was no stopping the more

primal urges or the tiniest hints of their beastly natures

from peeking through. Her mind was filled with such

primitive thoughts—hunger and lust paramount among

them.

Griffin shifted her until she straddled his lap. His hands

explored her curves as if she belonged to him and her

body existed only for his pleasure. His domineering

moves should have annoyed her—and in some small way

they did—but another part of her, the primal dragon she

tried to keep buried, responded to his possessive touch.

The serpent that lived within her craved a powerful

male to serve as her partner and mate. For Avani’s more

dominant human side, it wasn’t that simple. She wanted

love, passion, and security, not simply to find good

chemistry that would appease her Naga.

But all those thoughts were much too serious to be

considered now. Griffin’s big hands did crazy things to

her blood pressure. The silky fabric shielding her body

did little to inhibit his roaming palms. He cupped her

breast and brushed his thumb over her nipple. A tight peak

formed and pressed against the green silk.

“Griffin,” she whispered his name, while he traced the

bud through her top.

“Strip for me.” Need filled his hoarse voice.

Anxiety gripped her. The lights were so bright in here.

“Maybe we could move to the bed and turn off some of

these lamps.”

He made a low, hungry sound. “I want to see you.”

“But—”

“All of you,” he interrupted gruffly and grabbed a

handful of her shirt. “Take this off.”

She shivered at his commanding tone. There was no

denying him. She started to flick through the buttons but he

growled. “Too slow!”

He ripped the fabric with his strong hand. She

whimpered at his display of strength but he calmed her

with a sensual kiss. His tongue danced with hers. When he

nibbled her lower lip, she rocked against him.

Rather insistently, he shoved the torn shirt off her

shoulders. Breasts bared to him, she cried out as his mouth

touched her there. He cupped her hot flesh and let his lips

move from peak to peak. She clasped his shoulders and

arched into his tormenting mouth. “Griffin!”

Seemingly overcome with lust, he slipped his arm

around her waist and stood. She expected him to carry her

to the bed, but he flipped their positions and placed her in

the low, wide chair. The leather retained his body heat

and made her want to snuggle into its comforting depths.

Griffin took hold of her sleeping shorts and jerked them

down her hips and legs. He tossed them over his

shoulders. Naked and nervous, she squeezed her knees

together. He shot her a look before grasping her thighs and

prying them wide apart.

Pulsing and aching with desire, Avani blushed as he

peered intently at her sex. “What are you doing?”

“What I wanted to do back at the gym,” he answered.

She hissed as he gently parted her folds with his thumbs.

“I can’t wait to taste you.”

A second later, his mouth dropped between her thighs.

She cried out as he swiped her clitoris with his soft,

pliable tongue. He suckled the tiny bud before unleashing

a sensual assault on her most tender place. “Ah!”

His fingertips bit into her legs as he held her firmly in

place and wickedly tormented her. Awash with lust, Avani

felt the last of her inhibitions slip. Griffin’s scent spilled

over her like a smoky aphrodisiac, ridding her of the final

traces of uncertainty. For the first time in her life, she felt

completely at ease with a man.

Clearly a master at seduction, Griffin used his wicked

tongue to do the wildest things. She gasped and moaned as

he fluttered and flicked and suckled her throbbing flesh.

None of her lovers had ever come close to matching his

skill. She clawed at the chair and lifted her hips, pressing

her pulsing sex to his mouth.

Griffin groaned and continued to lash her pussy. The

first tremor of ecstasy invaded her lower belly. Thighs

tensing, she ran her fingers through his short hair and

focused on the sight of this sexy beast of a man between

her legs. The knowledge that this powerful, commanding

warrior of a dragon knelt at her feet and gave her pleasure

sent Avani hurtling over the edge.

“Griffin!” Screaming his name, she climaxed hard. Her

muscles clenched and released as bursts of pure bliss

exploded in her core. When she tried to pull away from

his slowly circling tongue, Griffin refused to allow her

retreat. He gripped her hips and kept her right there until

she thought she really would die from sheer delight. Only

then, when she was limp and panting, did he finally drag

his mouth from between her thighs.

He sat back on his heels and caressed her trembling

limbs. His sinful smile made her tummy do somersaults.

Grasping her hand, he pulled her into a sitting position. He

dragged her hand down his chest and abdomen to the

tented front of his sleeping pants. She swallowed hard as

he ran her palm over his thick erection. “Can you feel

what you do to me?”

Their gazes clashed. His irises were almost totally red

now. She had no doubt the strange green hue of her dragon

form had overtaken her usual brown eyes. Their human

sides remained in control, but their desires and actions

were driven by the primitive beasts within them.

“I realize I said we had nine nights and there was no

need to rush—”

“Take me to bed.” She cut him off before he could cool

her raging lust with some chivalrous offer to take it slow.

Chuckling, he captured her lips. “I thought you’d never

ask.”

She squealed with surprise as Griffin grasped her by the

waist and tossed her over his shoulder. Like a caveman,

he carried her to the bed and dropped her onto the

mattress. In an instant, he was on top of her, crawling over

her naked body and nuzzling her neck. Overwhelmed by

his heat and strength, she surrendered totally to his

dominating ways.

Submitting to Griffin wasn’t what she’d bargained for,

but right now it was exactly what she needed.

Chapter Four

Griff tried to get a grip on his out-of-control lust.

Avani’s intoxicating scent had taken hold, and his cock

throbbed mercilessly. He’d been a fool to think he could

walk away from her at the end of their mating heat. She’d

imprinted on him. It could be her smell, her taste, and her

soft body that he would crave like a drug.

The honeyed taste of her still clung to his lips.

Worshipping between her thighs had truly tested his

resolve. He couldn’t get enough of her. Listening to her

scream his name and feeling her clitoris pulsing against

his tongue drove him wild. Even though she’d been

wracked with ecstasy, he hadn’t truly succeeded in making

her come undone or shatter—yet.

Wanting to kiss and caress every last inch of her

luscious brown skin, Griff pressed his lips to her

collarbone. She shivered and bucked beneath him as his

mouth danced down her body. There was so much passion

bottled up inside her. He wanted to set it all free and

unleash the wanton sex kitten hiding behind that calm,

controlled mask she constantly wore.

He gazed down into her strangely hued eyes. Like exotic

jewels, they glimmered with the oddest shade of yellow-

green. Her pupils remained round but seemed more oval in

shape. No doubt his red eyes betrayed the beast within him

too. Primal thoughts consumed Griff.
Take. Claim. Fuck.

Mate.

But the last one he couldn’t do. Even though they’d

clearly connected in a way neither had expected, Avani

would never consider bonding with him. If he even tried to

take her as his mate, she’d probably kick him out of bed

and right into that locked cell across the bunker. He

remembered what she’d said about having to bite him to

seal the deal on her end. She’d wire her jaw shut before

that happened.

Not wanting to push his luck, Griff decided to be

content with what had been offered to him. Though her

request to father a child had come from left field, he

considered it the greatest honor imaginable. In time, the

issue of bonding and mating might even become something

she wanted with him.

Her sharp gasp of desire broke through his troubled

thoughts. Focusing only on Avani, Griff cleared his mind

and lowered his face to hers. He breathed in her erotic

scent and brushed his lips against her silken pout. She

mewled softly and ran her hands up and down his sides.

He enjoyed the ticklish sensation of her fingers gliding

over his rib cage.

Palming her breast, he used his mouth on the dusky

brown peak to elicit a moan of pleasure from her throat.

She responded so sweetly to the tugging pull of his lips.

He ran his finger around her wet nipple, coaxing the

puckered skin into the tightest point before suckling her

gently. Her toes curled against his thighs as her fingernails

scratched at his shoulders.

Still teasing her breasts with a graze of his teeth and

light sucking, Griff let his hand slide down her body. He

shifted his weight to one side and freed more of her sexy

curves for his exploration. His hand dipped between her

thighs. She inhaled a shuddery breath as his fingers delved

into her slick wetness. He swirled his thumb over the

swollen kernel hidden there before plunging two curved

fingers into her hot depths. She cried out but widened her

thighs, inviting him to stimulate her even more.

Griff happily accepted the invitation. Glad that he had

big hands to match his hulking frame, he took advantage of

the long span of his fingers to bring her to rapture. While

his thumb strummed her clit, two of his digits thrust into

her at an increasingly fast pace. She clutched at his arms

and bared her neck. Her throat called to him, and he

nibbled and nipped the curving slope.

“Griffin!
Please.
I need…” Her hips rocked against his,

but she couldn’t find the right words.

“Tell me,” he urged, his cock aching so badly now. He

moved the curved fingers buried in her pussy and rubbed

her clit a little faster. “Tell me what you need, Avani. Tell

me and it’s yours.”

“Make me come,” she begged breathlessly.

He captured her mouth and found the right rhythm. He

swallowed the rapturous cries of her climax. The feeling

of her body thrashing beneath his made him growl with

hunger. The raging inferno within him would be quieted

only once his cock was fully sheathed inside her tight, wet

pussy.

Flushed and shaking, she panted for air and squeezed

her legs together, trapping his hand. “I can’t…” She

gulped. “Oh God, Griffin! No more.”

Laughing, he nuzzled her cheek. “Oh, sweetheart, we’re

just getting started.”

* * *

Limp and boneless, Avani gazed in wondrous awe at

Griff. He gently withdrew his hand from its trapped

position and licked her shiny nectar from his fingertips.

The erotic sight of it made her belly clench. She’d never

met a man who so completely embodied raw sexuality.

There was nothing about sex that he seemed to consider

taboo.

He rolled away from her long enough to shed his

pajama bottoms. A few times since meeting him, she’d

seen his cock outlined in his pants but nothing had

prepared her for the sight of it now. Thick and long, his

erection jutted into the air. A quiver of anxiety pierced her

belly. Could she take him?

“I know what you’re thinking,” he said and carefully

moved closer to her. “We’ll take our time and ease into

it.”

She eyed his huge cock with some uncertainty. “Let’s

put some emphasis on
ease
, okay?”

He laughed and brushed his fingertips along her face

and down her neck. “I promise I’ll never hurt you.” His

lips touched her cheek. “I’ll make it good for you.”

She peered into his ruby-red eyes and caressed his

nape. “You already have.”

Wanting to show him her appreciation, Avani reached

between their bodies and grasped his shaft. Griff’s eyes

closed, and a grumbling rumble of a noise left his throat.

She’d never heard anything like it, and it momentarily

stunned her.

“Sorry,” he apologized quickly. “It’s my thunder.”

“Your…what?” She blinked a few times. “Your

thunder?”

“That’s my gift. One smack of my wings together and I

could make a thunderous clap of noise that would deafen