Chapter 14
Anthony
When the sun first began to appear far on the horizon, it bathed the world in a beautiful orange, red, and pink glow. I sat on the back porch and watched it peek through the trees as I listened to the soft sound of Skye snoring upstairs.
My chuckle was loud to my own ears in the predawn quiet. I couldn’t help myself though, I really had not expected her to snore as much as she did. I made a mental note to convince her to have her tonsils and adenoids checked out.
The need to bite her was so overwhelming that at the moment I was not sure I would make it through our night without doing so. I managed to persevere, a good thing since she was still clueless about my true nature.
Besides the obvious, one cool thing that came from our night together was that my tattoo was not burning at all this morning. I was going to have to tell her soon about who and what I was, or the next time this happened I wouldn’t be able to stop myself.
Surprise! I’m a dragon and you’re my mate. And the proof is in this bite, yeah... not the way I wanted to break the news. It would be more likely to break her mind.
I trusted that she wouldn’t leave me. I trusted that she wouldn’t break our rediscovered bond. But that didn’t stop a small bit of fear from creeping in.
When the sounds of her sleep growing more restless began to creep in, I got up and made a fresh pot of coffee and then started breakfast. We had definitely burned enough calories to deserve a decadent breakfast, so I started crepes and bacon.
After such a wonderful night, it was time to tell her everything. She’d never be more receiving of my unbelievable news than after a night like that. I hoped. My nerves were all over the place, but I knew in my bones that it was time.
That didn’t stop me from changing my mind a hundred times before she even set foot on the floor.
When I heard the bed creak, indicating she’d sat up, I started the finishing touches for our food. By the time she shuffled in, looking flushed from head to toe as she made her way into the kitchen, I had everything hot on the table.
“I promise that I don’t make a habit of showing up at someone else’s place unannounced.”
Laughing, I set a cup of coffee in front of her. “I believe you. But you can show up at my home at any time.” That wasn’t technically true. If she showed up during a flight before I told her the truth, well, that would be bad. I sat beside her and dished out our plates.
“What are your plans for the day?” As I made breakfast, I’d made sure my schedule was free and clear so that I could spend the day with her. Jace and my mother would handle any pack business that might crop up. Dad didn’t need to know the details. He was too cranky.
After breakfast and lots of idle chitchat, I loaded the dishwasher.
Skye rinsed and handed me the dishes. Working together like this was amazing.
We’d taken care of patients with each other at the hospital, but after the night we’d had, I felt so connected to her.
I couldn’t imagine how much better it might feel after we’d completely bonded.
When I finished wiping the counters, I turned to Skye. “I’m going to take a quick shower, then we’ll head to your house so you can change?” I asked.
She nodded and smiled, so I turned to leave the room. “Don’t start the dishwasher yet,” I told her as I backed out of the kitchen. “We can start it before we leave.”
Skye simply smiled back at me as I turned and headed for the bathroom. I turned the water up as hot as I could stand it, trying to rush through my routine in case she needed a shower as well. After the previous night, she probably would.
Thinking about it again had my dick waking up.
She hadn’t complained, but I knew I’d been kind of rough with her in my eagerness to have her.
There was a possibility she’d be too sore for more, even if we had time this morning.
I lathered up my hand, gripped my hard length, and started pumping, intending to relieve myself quickly.
Then the shower curtain rustled behind me. “I see you’ve gotten yourself ready for me,” Skye said in a purring voice.
Her fingers slid across my slick back, and I slowed my hand. She wrapped her arms around my waist, pressed her naked body against me, and removed my hand to replace it with hers. I leaned against the shower wall with one hand, trying to hold myself back. This woman was going to be the death of me.
“Show me how you like it,” she whispered.
A shiver ran down my spine, despite the heat of the water crashing down over us. I took her hand, clamped down harder, and did as she asked. The soap rinsed off, but that didn’t matter so much. Skye knew what she was doing.
She grabbed my shoulder and spun me, pressing my back to the wall, and kept going. In seconds, the rest of the soap had rinsed off and it was just her hand and my dick. At least until she got down on her knees.
I groaned out loud when she took me into her mouth.
My hands automatically went to her hair, the brown turning nearly black under the water.
Seeing her in that prone position made me want to dominate her as I had in bed.
I wanted to fuck her mouth, feel the back of her throat, force her to swallow me.
It was testing my restraint, but I stopped myself and let her take the lead. Part of her liked it, I could tell, but I didn’t want to test her too quickly and scare her off. Besides, she knew what she was doing.
Skye used her hand in coordination with her mouth so that all of me was covered. Her tongue was creating the most delectable sucking action that I was afraid I’d come too soon. No, damn, I was going to.
“Skye, I’m about to—”
She sat back, licking the tip one last time, then pumped hard with her hand the way I’d shown her.
Her other hand, I’d noticed, was between her own legs.
Pressure built up and up and then let go all over her.
She moaned as my seed splashed across her breasts, and damn if that didn’t make an erotic sight.
The water washed it away soon enough, but the image would stay with me forever.
I pulled her to her feet and slid my fingers where hers had been moments ago. She grabbed my face and plunged her tongue into my mouth. Spinning us, I pressed her against the wall. My fingers spun rapidly around her clit, eliciting whimpers from her as our tongues danced.
“Are you ready for me?” I whispered in her ear. I was already recovered, something I’d gathered over the years wasn’t a human capability. Perks of being a dragon.
Her lust-filled gaze met mine, pupils dilated, and she lifted one leg to my hip. “Please.”
I didn’t need to be told twice. She wanted me as badly as I did her.
Grabbing her leg, I bent my knees and eased myself into her.
The shower might’ve helped a bit, but she was so wet and warm and perfect.
I pressed my forehead to hers as she gasped, but her expression was one of elation rather than pain as I’d expected.
Taking the opportunity to show off my strength, I grabbed her other leg and lifted her off of the shower floor. She wrapped her arms around my neck and grinned.
Leaning in, she whispered against my lips. “Give it to me hard and fast.”
If I hadn’t had so much self-control, I would’ve finished again just at those words. She liked it rough. I could give that to her. I took her mouth hungrily, letting myself go the way she wanted.
Slamming into her mercilessly, I held nothing back.
Her legs were looped over my arms, back pressed against the slick wall, and the angle was utter perfection.
Skye’s face lit up in sheer ecstasy as I repeatedly hit that sensitive spot deep inside.
Her wild moans were louder in the relatively small space, and it only served to drive me on.
We were going to get a late start to our day, but I didn’t care.
Everything I wanted was right there in front of me, riding me, driving me crazy with need.
I’d be surprised if I ever saw her at work and didn’t jump her in the nearest utility closet.
All I wanted to do now, all day, every day, was her.
She bit down on my bottom lip, the sharp sting of it zipping to my core, driving another orgasm closer to the surface.
The feeling of her teeth in my flesh made me think of claiming her, but it was way too soon for that.
Still, the urge drove me into her harder until she was breathless.
I wanted to bite her so much it made my gums tingle, but I managed to hold myself back.
Her insides clamped down hard around me as she came and I kept up my rhythm, the friction pulling me along with her until I could barely stand.
I grunted as I came hard, filling Skye, giving her everything I had.
After a minute, I pulled out and gently set my mate down.
Her legs were wobbly but held on, and I pressed her to the wall again and just kissed the woman I was going to spend the rest of my life with.
The water was starting to lose some heat by then, so I shut it off.
“You,” she breathed, “are something else.”
We didn’t make it out of the house until much later in the morning than I’d intended to.
Not that I minded.
We held hands out to the car, and for some reason, we didn’t talk much on the drive to her house, but it was okay. It was comfortable. Like we were getting used to being with one another without the pressure of conversation.
“I won’t be five minutes,” Skye said when I parked in her driveway.
“Dress comfortably and wear running shoes,” I called out the window.
She turned and walked backward and saluted me.
Once she was back in the car, I stopped at a convenience store to grab a few snacks. I’d brought a couple of full water bottles from home. Skye’s face relaxed into more of a grin as I got closer to our destination. She knew where I was headed.
“I stopped coming after you left,” she whispered when I parked at the trailhead. “The memories were too painful.”