The Dragon's Mate by Jada Cox

Author:Jada Cox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jada Cox
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

His hands were strong, firm, sure. They touched me everywhere at once, wringing small, longing sounds from between my lips. I wanted more, so much more, but I couldn’t speak, or he couldn’t hear me. I wasn’t sure which.

I reached for Emiliano’s chest, grinning when it was as smooth and muscular as it looked. No airbrushing for this guy. He was all muscle under the t-shirt. I didn’t know they made men like him on our planet. This man was out of this world. I wrapped my arms around his waist and let myself sink into the feeling of holding him, of being held by him. I was drowning in sensation.

Suddenly, I felt Emiliano’s body changing. His skin was turning to scales, wings sprouted from his back and his face transformed into a snout… It was terrifying, and at the same time, it wasn’t. It was simply Emiliano.

And then I was cursing. The offensive piece of technology trilled its sharp-natured ring, dragging me unwillingly from my sleep. I sat up straight in bed and snatched the damned phone from my nightstand.

“What?” I screamed into it.

“Geez, Ella, maybe it’s time to switch to decaf?” Michael joked.

“Why are you calling me?” I demanded. “Was I not clear enough last night? I don’t want to get involved with you outside of a work project. What part of that isn’t clear?”

“You’re late again,” he said after a long silence.

“Shit!” I flew out of bed. “I’m on my way!” I shouted before I disconnected the call and threw the phone onto my bed. I frantically grabbed clothes and pulled them on, scrubbed my teeth, slapped some lipstick and blusher on my face, and then spent precious minutes looking for the damn phone in the covers.

“Story of my life,” I muttered as I finally had to pull the covers fully off the bed before the phone tumbled to the floor. I snatched it up and ran for the front door. I locked the door behind me, jumped in the car, and sped off toward the office.

I groaned as I pulled into the parking lot. I could already see Michael standing on the patio waiting for me.

“Shit, shit, shit,” I muttered as I parked and dashed to the front door.

“I’m sorry, Michael. For being late and for snapping at you.”

“You can make it up to me by going to dinner with me tonight.”

I stopped with my hand on the door. I didn’t want to have this discussion again, right here, right now, so I just ran for the elevator, hoping I could get in and headed up before Michael tried to join me. No such luck. Michael stepped onto the elevator before the doors even started to close.

I leaned against the wall, closest to the control panel, trying to make myself small and inconspicuous. Maybe he could be normal and just ride the elevator with me. That’s didn’t work, either. It just wasn’t my day.

“So, late night?” Michael asked. If it hadn’t been for the sly sneer on his lips, I might have thought he was just being a human.

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