Dragon Scorned

31. River

“Babes, you are going to drive those mates of yours absolutely crazy with that outfit. I’m going to have to play bodyguard just to get you out of the house.” Natalia fanned her face as she looked my outfit over.

Lainey let out a low whistle. I had them come in here when they were done getting ready to help me pick out my outfit. Lainey was wearing a high-waisted skirt with a light blue top, showcasing her cleavage. The skirt worked nice on her short frame, making her legs look amazing. Add the light blue heels, and she was almost as tall as Natalia’s short four-foot-eleven height. Her red hair was pulled back into a sleek high ponytail. She looked badass.

Natalia went for a pair of skimpy jean shorts that barely covered her ass and a deep purple crop top. You could see the outline of her perky tits at the bottom of the crop top. If she lifted up her arms, I was sure she would flash everyone. But, she assured me the shirt was taped down and there would be no nip-slip. Her hair was pinned back on one side, really accenting her pixie cut.

I went for a thigh-length dress with a slit along the side that went up to my hip. The dress allowed no room for underwear, so commando it is. It hugged my curves. The dress is black with a deep purple sheen to it. It looked like a thousand stars when I moved against the light. I paired it with my favorite pair of sparkly plum heels. My hair was braided around the top of my head, like a crown, separating it into a half up, half down style. Curls cascaded down my back from the section that was down.

I turned in front of the mirror, inspecting myself from all different angles, happy with my decision. Nat was right, I absolutely was about to drive my mates crazy.

“Ooh, here before I forget. We made this for you.” Nat said, handing me a small vial of glowing blue liquid.

“What is it?” I asked, giving her a questioning look.

“It’s a pregnancy protection potion. It will prevent you from getting pregnant as long as you take it every month.” Lainey said, pulling five more vials out of her bag and handing them to me. “We made you a six-month supply and can make more when you finish your last one.”

“Say that three times fast.” Natalia laughed as my cheeks burned red.

“Will it work even though it”s been over a week since me and Nikolai…” I trailed off, embarrassed to admit to us having sex.

“Ooh, yes babes. As long as you take it within the month, if it goes over a month then the potion is useless and there will be a mini lizard running around and terrorizing us.” Natalia laughed, her face scrunching up when she mentioned a baby.

“Gods knows we don’t need any of those men running around in mini form.” I laughed with them. I pulled the cork out of the tiny bottle, tipping it in their direction. “Bottoms up.”

I drank the potion down in one go. It wasn’t a terrible taste, it was almost sort of minty with a weak vanilla after-flavor.

Natalia hopped off my bed, pulling Lainey up along with her. “You ready?” she asked, stretching her hand out for me to take.

“If I say no?”

“I’ll tell you to bad, that outfit is too fucking sexy on you to waste,” Nat said, grabbing my hand and yanking me toward the door.

As soon as we entered the living room I felt the four sets of eyes laser focus on me. I fidgeted on my feet, shifting from one foot to the other. Glancing around the room at the intense guys staring directly at me.

Nikolai was the first one to speak. “My star, you are absolutely breathtaking. As good as that dress looks on you, I think it’s far more fitting for the floor.”

He gave me a wicked look, kicking off the wall he was leaning on and prowling toward me. Nat stepped in front of him before he could snatch me up. I knew if Kai got his hands on me we would not be going to Club Ultrapure.

“I’m with Kai on this one, little minx. I’d rather not share you with the world looking like that. I want to keep you all to myself,” Tate said, scanning my body from head to toe. I shivered under his gaze.

I glanced over at Ryder, who was still speechless. His face was twisted in disapproval, and his eyes were dark. His look was confusing the fuck out of me. He looked like he was seconds away from shoving a trash bag over my body to cover me up.

“Well, I disagree. I think that dress deserves to be shown off.” Jax said, walking over to me. I raised my eyebrows in surprise as Nat allowed him to pass her. He held his arm out to me, and I looked between his bent elbow and his eyes before placing my hand in the crook of his offered arm.

“Shall we?” he asked, leading me toward the door.

My eyes widened as we walked outside, sitting behind all our cars was the biggest limo I’ve ever seen.

“Yay, it got here on time.” Natalia squealed, heading to the limo, pulling a laughing Lainey behind her.

“Nat, you seriously got a limo,” I said, staring wide-eyed at the long black vehicle.

“Well, yeah. How else were we all going to arrive together? If you haven’t noticed, we seem to like vehicles that don’t have any backseats. The only one who has a back seat is Jax, and I’m not climbing into that shit stain.” Natalia said before climbing into the limo.

“We could have driven separately,” I told her, following her into the oversized limo. This thing was bigger than it looked. The inside was covered in white leather and a gorgeous cherry wood finish.

“There”s seven of us, babes. Unless you want to ride on one of the guys lap again, or ride in Jax’s truck, a limo was the best way to go. This way we can all let loose and have a drink and not worry about driving home. The limo will pick us up when we”re ready to leave.”

“I guess you”re right,” I told Nat, taking a seat across from her and Lainey. Jax sat on my right, and Kai sat on my left. Leaving Ryder and Tate to sit together along the back wall. Tate narrowed his eyes at Kai as he made his way to the back of the limo.

I don’t think he”s happy about me stealing the seat next to you, my star.

Kai whispered in my mind, placing his hand on my thigh. I crossed my legs, shoving his hand off me and closing off any touches. I wasn’t going to forgive him that easily, and if I let him keep touching me that”s exactly what would happen.

The ride to the club wasn’t too long. When we pulled up to the front, we saw a line of people wrapping around the building.

“Holy shit. How are we going to get in?” I asked, staring at all the people waiting in line.

“My dad owns the club. It’s taken care of.” Lainey spoke up.

My eyebrows shot up to my hairline. I didn’t know her dad owned the club. That was freaking awesome.

“What are we waiting for then? Let’s go,” Natalia said as she shoved the door to the limo open. She climbed out, pulling a giggling Lainey after her.

I sat in the limo, looking at my bestie and her girlfriend as they walked hand in hand to the bouncer at the front. They were so perfect for each other. I was super happy for them, and they looked so good together. My chest swelled as I watched them talking and laughing with the bouncer.

“Are you okay, ma lune?”

Jax’s words jerked me out of my daze. I blinked a few times, bringing the world back into focus. I jumped slightly when he laid his hand on my knee and squeezed lightly.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” I told him. He gave me a questioning look before stepping out of the limo and holding out his hand for me to take. I was grateful for the assistance because this dress was not easy to maneuver in. It was stunning, but if I moved the wrong way, I would flash everybody my vag. Trust me no one wanted to see that, well maybe they did. It was a nice vagina, but I’m sure my mates would kill anyone that got an accidental flash of any part of my body.

I did not want to bury a body in these heels, they were way too high. So, not flashing anyone was the only option.

I grabbed onto Jax’s outstretched hand, steadying myself before climbing out. My heel got stuck right in a fucking crack on the pavement, and the next thing I knew, I started falling.

A set of strong hands caught me before I hit the ground and I was pulled against a strong muscular chest. Hands gripped me around my middle as I reached mine up to loop around my savior”s neck. I tipped my head back to look into a gorgeous pair of amber eyes. They were shining so bright they looked golden with the smallest flakes of black hiding deep in the amber colored irises.

“Est-ce que tu tombes déjà amoureuse de moi, ma lune?”

“Jax, you”re an asshole. You know I didn’t understand a word of what you just said, right?” I said, nearly breathless, as I kept looking up at him, batting my lashes and giving him a sweet smile while I spoke to him in a sarcastic tone.

He chuckled and I was very aware of my chest pressed up against his. The vibration from his laugh radiated down my arms, sending goosebumps over my flesh.

The corners of his mouth tipped up in a smile when he caught sight of the shiver working its way down my body. He leaned in, running his nose along my neck, inhaling as he went. Was he smelling me? What the hell?

“You may not understand it, ma lune. But I think you love it when I speak in my native tongue to you.” He slid a hand up along my spine, cupping the back of my neck and angling my head before pressing his mouth firmly against mine. I gasped in surprise and he took the opportunity to tangle his tongue with mine.

I felt my cheeks heat. Being this close to him was sending my body into overdrive. I craved him more than anything I have before. My dragon purred inside me, demanding I get closer. His kiss was consuming me, calling to my soul in a way that was terrifying.

I desperately wanted to answer the call that was downing me, making it harder to breathe the more I resisted. I didn’t want them to break me in the process, though. If I gave them my heart, how could I be sure they wouldn’t smash it to pieces? It was already broken, I couldn’t handle it anymore.

That will never happen, my star.

Kai’s voice in my head snapped me out of my mental thoughts and back into the real world. I was still pressed up against Jax but he was no longer kissing me. He was staring into my eyes with a curious look on his face.

“Where did you go, ma lune?”

“I was just lost in my head.” I told him, a shy smile on my face. He did not want to know what was going on inside my mind. I was at war with myself and didn’t know what way was up anymore. My mind was telling me one thing, but my heart and my dragon were telling me another.

Jax looked at me with his amber eyes, there was so much emotion swirling in them, it was making my chest ache. The concern in his gaze was making me choke up and I wanted to cry, or scream, or lash out…something. I couldn’t handle the way he was looking at me. Like I was his moon and he was trapped in my orbit.

Tate must have sensed my unease because he gently pulled me out of Jax’s hold and started heading toward the door leading into Club Ultrapure.

I didn’t know if I wanted to tease them any longer. Now, all I wanted to do was go home and curl up in their arms. My head was a mess of emotions, and my heart hurt.