Dragon's Fake Mate (Alpha Dragon Club) by Abigail Raines

Author:Abigail Raines [Raines, Abigail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten: Justin

It had started out so innocent.

I just wanted to give Nicole a break. She had so much on her plate and when I’d heard her burst into tears on the phone, it had torn my heart in two. I could be the one to give her a much needed rest, not just from taking care of a sick kid and handling a full-time job on her own but from the stress of an artificial relationship. I’d tried to read her reactions. If she’d seemed uncomfortable, I would’ve taken her to a hotel in a second. But she’d seemed amenable about the whole thing, at least until she’d fallen asleep.

The sensation of carrying Nicole in my arms from the car to the elevator and up to my place… I couldn’t describe it even to myself. I wanted to hold her like that forever. It made the fire in my dragon blaze and burn. I wanted to do things like this for her all the time, maybe especially because I knew how strong she was. I respected that. It made me want to be strong for her in turn.

Anyway, it had all started out so innocent. But having her in my home and so close to my hoard… It was driving me mad. My head was buzzing, my heart pounding with a chant that said she was mine, that I needed her, that I wanted her. It wouldn’t be quiet. It was almost painful. But I didn’t want to take advantage of her either. She was here to rest and I didn’t want to assume anything. I figured a hot tub might be a kind of hint at things progressing. I would see how she responded and follow her lead...for at least as long as I could before the dragon started getting perhaps more aggressive.

When she agreed, my dragon leapt within me.

“Okay…” I grinned, running my tongue along my teeth. “Let’s go then.”

I stood up from the sofa and took her hand and our bottle of wine. The anticipation made my blood ripple in my veins as I led her to the elevator that would take us up to the roof. We’d had such a nice time so far. But beyond the things we had in common to talk about, I had a feeling like there was a meeting of souls between us. She had left her father, the details of which I still wasn’t sure. I’d been lonely as a kid, forced for better or worse to only hang out with other dragon shifters. I felt a kind of communion with her.

Even in the elevator, her hand clasped in mind, I felt as if something momentous was happening, whether we actually had sex or not.

But Nicole stood close to me and leaned her head on my shoulder. I let my eyes slip shut and pretended we were a real couple.

“I liked it when you called me Nic,” she said softly. “No one else calls me Nic.”

I smiled to myself, rubbing my thumb along her hand.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.