Ascend by Ophelia Bell

Author:Ophelia Bell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, dragon shifter, adult
Publisher: Virtual Bookseller
Published: 2014-05-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The exhaustion Racha felt in the aftermath was a welcome respite from the intense pressure of the power that had finally been released. She still wanted more of Corey, however, but knew it might not be possible. He had only done what he had to save her life. She was grateful, and would find some way to reward him, but it wouldn’t be in the manner she had always dreamed.

She clenched her eyes shut tightly, struggling to hold back more tears. She’d already cried enough in his presence and refused to now, even though the departure of his thick, hard length from inside her had left her feeling every bit as empty as the absence of the power.

But she was alive, at least. The elated murmur of hundreds of dragon voices reached out to her in diffident gratitude. That was reward enough. It would have to be.

Dimly she became aware of gentle tugging at her wrists, then her ankles. She opened her eyes when Corey was at her feet and watched in open admiration at the flex of his broad shoulders while he untied her, then tossed the bindings across the room in disgust.

He ran large, shaky fingers through thick, tousled brown hair. He looked as beaten down and exhausted as she felt, but seemed to gather himself together with a deep breath. She braced herself for what he would say when he turned to her.

He said nothing, at first. He just turned and knelt between her ankles, raised one foot to his thigh and rubbed the skin gently where the rope had dug into it. It was tender, but the skin wasn’t broken and his warm, calloused touch felt nice. It felt even nicer when his large palm slid higher, skimming up her smooth calf.

Racha tried to pull away from his grip and rise, but he held her ankle tight.

“Hey, pretty dragon lady,” he said with a smile. “You just stay put a little while, alright?”

“You don’t have to. You did what I needed you to do. You can go now.”

Corey frowned and picked up her other foot, beginning the slow, delicious massaging again.

“No, I can’t. You see, I’m the kind of guy who sticks around. I’m also the kind who pays attention and I’ve been watching the rest of this crew all night—well, most of them, anyway. One thing I noticed is that at the end of each little phase, all of my friends were given a sort of…well…gift.”

“I won’t mark you if you don’t want me to.” She knew what she offered was against Dragon Law, but there were always extenuating circumstances during awakenings. Concessions would be made.

Corey shook his head and narrowed his eyes at her. His hands continued their tender caresses, now along the skin above her left knee. His touch sent pleasant tingles straight between her legs. He shifted his hands so that both palms skimmed down her inner thighs.

“If you want me to trust you, Racha, you need to start spilling your secrets.

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