Reawakening the Dragon (Stonefire Dragons 4)

“I do, but it’s amusing to hear how your dragon likes me better.”

“Not better. He just does whatever it takes to get inside of you.”

Jane looped her hands be

hind Kai’s neck. “Well, my proposal is this—come back alive from the Dragon Knights’ attack and—”

“Done.”

She tilted her head. “I wasn’t finished.”

Kai’s hands moved to her bum and he pressed her against his lower body. It took everything she had to ignore the hardness of his dick or she might give in and let him take her in the freezing wind.

Her dragonman whispered, “I’ll agree to anything if I can take you outside any way I want.”

The huskiness of his voice sent a rush of warmth through her body and she nearly forgot her idea. But then she checked herself. “Good. Because you just agreed to come back alive to me and go visit your mother and sister on Snowridge before that happens.”

Kai frowned. “What?”

She poked his chest. “For a head Protector, you should know better than to agree to something without hearing all of the details.”

He grunted. “I was distracted by your hard nipples pressing into my chest.”

“That doesn’t matter. Will you agree? If so, we can take a mini-holiday somewhere warm and you can do whatever you want to me for twenty-four hours.”

Kai fell silent and Jane wondered if she had pressed him too hard.

Yet Kai had mentioned taking Jane to Snowridge several times over the last few days. It wasn’t as if she was demanding it out of the blue. She just knew he’d put it off indefinitely if given the chance.

And Jane couldn’t allow that. Things were good between her and Kai, but there was something she needed to do before she decided to stay on Stonefire or not.

Jane wanted to meet Maggie Jones.

She trusted the human half of Kai with her heart, but his dragon’s instinct was something else. It was best to see if his dragon had truly moved on or not because Jane was falling for her growly dragonman. She might not survive the rejection if Maggie Jones showed up in three years’ time single again and wanting Kai. Even if the man was over her, the dragon might demand their true mate.

And since mate-claim frenzies always resulted in pregnancy, Kai would have no choice but to take Maggie as his mate. He wasn’t the type of dragonman to abandon his children, no matter the circumstances of their birth.

Kai finally answered, “Provided everything is safe here, then yes, I agree to your proposal. But with one condition.”

Relief coursed through her body. Kai’s response had made her decision about staying on Stonefire that much easier. “What condition?”

He hugged her tightly. “You let me tie you to my bed for the next hour without complaint.”

“There are more important things to be doing right now. Tomorrow is a big day and could determine the future of our clan.”

“Our clan is ready and can spare me an hour.”

“Thirty minutes.”

“Forty-five.”

Jane nodded. “Done. But your forty-five minutes start now.”

With a growl, Kai released his hold on her, dropped the blanket around his waist, and tossed her over his shoulder.

Jane squeaked. “What the hell are you doing?”

He lightly slapped her backside. “Shush. You agreed to forty-five minutes and I’m using it how I see fit. Part of that includes me getting you back home as soon as possible. Carrying you is the fastest way.”