Free The Old Dragon of the Mountain's Christmas (Dragon Lords of Valdier #9) by S.E. Smith

kiss along the edge of it. His eyes darkened when he felt her pulse jump.
    “All three parts of a Valdier warrior must accept a female for her to be his true mate. My symbiot has claimed you. It would not have given you these if it had not. My dragon claws at me to bite you. And, I… Since you fell into my arms early this morning, I have not been able to resist touching you. This is a gift, Edna, one that I will fight for.”
    Edna’s eyes closed for a moment before she opened them. Pulling away, she turned and walked over to the dresser, setting the sweat pants that she had found down on the dresser. Turning back around, she stared at Christoff with a small smile.
    “I’m not as slim and trim as I was in my youth. My breasts aren’t perky, my stomach isn’t flat, and my hips a bit wider than they used to be,” she said with a self-conscious laugh. “I haven’t been with a man in over five years, but if you don’t care that I’m not as young as I used to be, I’d love to have you next to me tonight – and every night after.”
    Christoff released a deep sigh and nodded. He stepped forward and gripped the hand she held out to him. Together, they walked through the living room and back to her room. He forced down the wave of panic building inside him, wondering if he should tell her that he had never been with a female before.
    NO! His dragon snapped. You leave this to me. I know what to do.
    You haven’t been with another dragon before, so how are you supposed to know? Christoff grumbled silently as Edna released his hand and pulled at the tie wrapped around her waist.
    You be quiet! His dragon insisted . I no want to scare her off.
    “Edna,” Christoff whispered in a hoarse voice as she shrugged her robe off and tossed it onto a nearby chair.
    She turned to look at him. He could see the uncertainty in her face and knew she was thinking he was having second thoughts. He could never let her think it was her.
    “I understand if you’ve changed your mind,” she said with a slightly embarrassed laugh.
    “You said it had been five years since you had been with a man,” Christoff started to say, cupping her cheek so that he could force her to look at him.
    “Yes,” she replied.
    “I have never been with a female before,” he admitted in a gruff voice. “Will you teach me?”
     
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    For a moment, Edna didn’t think she had heard Christoff correctly. Tilting her head, she stared at him with a frown. Did he just say he had never been with a woman before? Surely, she must have heard him wrong.
    “I beg your pardon? Did you just say you’ve never been with a woman before?” Edna asked in a slightly higher voice than she intended.
    Even in the dim light cast by her bedside lamp, she could see his cheeks turn darker. She blinked several times, trying to understand what he’d really just said. She must have misunderstood him. There was no way he could be a – virgin, could he?
    “Yes,” he admitted with a wince. “My dragon said I should not have told you that.”
    A wild giggle escaped Edna and she had to cover her mouth to keep it in. She was a sixty- five year old woman standing in the middle of her bedroom talking to an alien male who was not only a virgin, but arguing with his dragon about whether or not he should have admitted it. To top it off, he wanted her to teach him how to make love. This was almost as bad as her honeymoon, only in reverse.
    “I… I’m sorry,” she whispered as another nervous giggle escaped her. “It’s just… This is a first for me.”
    Christoff scowled and folded his arms across his chest. “It is for me as well, which is why I told you,” he said, lifting his chin.
    “Yes, of course,” Edna muttered, fanning herself and wondering if she was about to start having hot flashes again. “I… need a moment.”
    She needed more than a moment, she needed a stiff drink. A virgin, hell, the only virgin she had ever known was her! Well, and Shelly. She hadn’t