Free Dragon Joined by Rebecca Royce Page B

her ear, wanting to
caress her anywhere he could get hold of. “You are going to come hard. And
you’re going to do it for me any second now.”
    She whimpered. Her muscles clenched and released against his
fingers, clenched and released again. Finally, she called out his name and at
the same time her knees buckled.
    He caught her, hauling her up against him while she shook in
his arms. A thousand dragons could have burst through the door and they
wouldn’t have managed to move him. All he wanted was to stand there and hold
her tight.
    She turned around, pressing a long, hard kiss on top of his
heart. “Let me repay the favor.”
    Amanda reached for him and he stepped back. “No. We don’t
have time. As much as I would like this to be the house of sexual favors, it’s
not a great time for it. I have to get you back before she returns. Otherwise,
we’re nowhere. I can’t have her finding out about your ability to get away from
her.”
    As soon as he turned the handle, the water turned off.
    He picked up the towel and dried her off. “Listen. I need to
tell you what’s happening tomorrow.”
    “No.” She pulled the towel more tightly against her. “I
don’t want to know. I have to concentrate to keep these memories away from her.
The less I know, the better.”
    “Are you in danger of that?”
    Amanda sighed. “Look. I don’t know. This is all new for me
too.”
    “Whatever you need to be safe, you do it. That’s an order.”
    She mock saluted him, a glimmer returning to her eyes. “Yes.
As you say, sir.”
    “I like that. Maybe next time in bed.”
    Amanda dressed. His unfulfilled cock jumped in appreciation of
her curves. Damn it, he still hadn’t gotten any real time with her breasts. When
he did he might never let her come up for air.
    They walked hand in hand out of the barracks and back toward
the dragons’ sleeping quarters. He needed to see her back safely and it also
gave him the added edge of finding out where the dragons hid at night, whose
room was whose. Even the servants didn’t know.
    He looked up at the sleeping dragon that should have been
guarding the entrance. Narrowing his gaze, he took a second to be amazed. How
did they keep killing his people if they were this dumb?
    Before he let her walk by the lizard, he pulled her to the
side.
    He spoke in a whisper. “It’s not at all concerned?”
    She shrugged. “Why should he be? They’re on top of the food
chain with the other dragons. None of the others have successfully waged war
against them for years. And their human-joined pairs are completely asleep. Their
servants are terrified.”
    “Wait.” He paused, letting her information sink in. “They’re
at war with the other dragons?”
    “Sure.” She yawned. He’d lose her soon. “They’re all
fighting over land. When they came here from their planet, after it had been
nearly destroyed, they brought their clan warfare with them. The other dragons
tried to take this location from them. But no one human joins as well as
Princess’ people. Maybe because she’s so good at it. In any case, it’s been a
long time since anybody made an attempt.”
    He leaned over and planted a kiss square on her mouth. Her
eyes widened. “You, sweetheart, are a gem. Time to get you in.”
    Dean took her to her room. By the time she lay down on the
mat where she spent nights, she could barely form words. As he watched, her
eyes closed, and within seconds she was snoring lightly. He grinned. She’d
probably hate it if he told her she snored.
    Given the direness of his situation, he should probably be
afraid. Only he didn’t get nervous when the cards were against him. Too many
times he’d stared down death and watched it blink. This time would be no
different, because this time he had the added benefit of knowing this was his
chance to make things right for Amanda.
    Maybe there really were second chances.
    He snuck out the way he’d gotten in and headed back to his
bed. Not that he’d sleep