Free Their Mating Rituals [Paranormal Protection Unit 4] (Siren Publishing Classic) by Honor James Page A

cream if it helps get you naked for dinner.” And since no one could enter without his or her permission because no one knew if he was back to human form, they’d have no interruptions.
    “Oh I love the way that you think. Cherries. Have I mentioned that I can put a cherry with a stem into my mouth and pull it out with a knot in the stem? A useless talent, I know, but it’s all mine. And yes, honey, naked. I promise.”
    “You can do that?” he asked and grinned at her nod. “That is so fucking hot,” he moaned out, pressing a kiss to her lips. Shifting, he got up and didn’t care he’d lost his towel as he tugged her up to her feet on the bed, her breasts at eye level. Nuzzling at her soft flesh, he undid her pants and pressed them down her legs, “You have the softest skin ever,” Aiden said in pure joy.
    “Lots of moisturizer,” Lina murmured. “When I’m not in the ER I totally take care of myself.” She frowned then and added, “I’m never going to be able to go back to my life, am I, Aiden? Never go back to my job in the ER or medicine? But I will have you, right?”
    Looking up, he nodded. “You will always have me, sweetheart,” he promised her softly. “But if you want to still be a doctor, you can, love. I would never take that from you,” he whispered. Cupping her bottom, he lifted her off the bed and pushed her pants away with his foot as he set her down on her feet. Cupping her face, he smiled. “We’ll need a few precautions put in place, but you can still work, Talina. It’s part of who you are.”
    “Thank you,” she said with a smile. “As long as you are sure, I would really, really like that.” She felt every single inch of his body against hers and wanted to lick and touch every part of him. “God, you are huge all over,” she whispered. “I’ve never seen anyone so built in all my life. Even with all the people I’ve treated never have I met anyone nearly as big as you are.”
    Grinning, he shrugged. “I’m a Dragon, love, we’re big boys. Our females, rare though they are, are much tinier, more like you, very dainty.” Pressing a kiss to her nose, he dropped his hands to her hips and hooked his thumbs in her panties. “You ready to get rid of these?” he asked softly. He’d left them on purposely so that she didn’t feel completely naked before she was ready.
    “One more question and then I want you to pull them off of me please,” she requested. “I would have known if I had been a Dragon, right? I mean, I’ve never shifted or changed like you did, honey, and believe me, I don’t heal quickly at all.” As evidenced by her scars from when she fell in barbed wire at the age of five.
    “You would have known when you hit puberty,” he told her softly. “As children, we’re just like human children. We romp, we play, but we heal faster naturally even then. But when we hit puberty, we don’t just get a vocal alteration or hair in places it’s never been before.” Aiden grinned. “We also usually have at least one major fire. That first sneeze after puberty is a serious bitch.” To show her what he meant, he turned his head to the side and gave a small snort, spewing a short flame that quickly dissipated. “You would have known, the local fire department would have known, everyone would have known pretty quick. You likely have some sort of ability from the Changer or magical realm because Talon was your father. I can’t say what it might be, but we’ll figure it out, sugar, together, promise.”
    “Other than the trick with the cherry stem, I really can’t do anything,” she admitted. “I’m a very good doctor, but that’s it.” Damaged goods all the way. “Now, will you strip me of the panties, please?”
    “You are not damaged,” he said fiercely in her defense. “You are perfect in every way. Never think otherwise, sweetheart.” Pressing a kiss to her lips, he shifted back and crouched down to slide the panties down her gorgeous legs.