Persuading the Dragon (Stonefire Dragons 9)

Raising a hand, she placed it on the back of his neck. "Kiss me, Zain. I don't care if there's a frenzy or not. I just want my mate to claim me."

He took a deep breath before saying, "If there's a frenzy, there will be a child."

"I know. And either way, whether it happens or not, if you are willing to take the risk, then so am I."

Zain slowly lowered his body onto hers, and Ivy moaned at his hard, warm skin against hers. And when his cock brushed her clit, she gasped.

He nuzzled one cheek, and then the other, the light brush of scruff only making her hotter. He finally hovered an inch from her lips and murmured, "It's time to finally claim my mate. You're mine, Ivy. And only mine."

"Yes, yours. So kiss me already."

As soon as her lips touched his, Ivy opened her mouth and moaned as he licked, nibbled, and explored every inch. She had no idea if her kiss had kicked off anything, but she didn't care. She was too busy kissing him back, letting him know she wanted him as much as he wanted her.

Zain had nearly drawn blood by digging his nails into his palms as Ivy had slowly undressed. He'd never thought that someone merely taking off clothes could be sexy as hell, but he'd never been so hard in his life as his little mate had done it.

And when she'd exposed her small breasts, he itched to suckle one of her nipples until she screamed. So he'd only dug his nails in harder to stop himself.

His dragon spoke up. Why hold back? We've waited long enough.

I don't want to scare her.

She won't be. Ivy trusts us.

However, before he could reply, Ivy removed her dress and lay back on the bed. As she spread her legs wide, he could see her glistening already.

And yet, despite his pulsing cock, he stayed in place. He'd let Ivy call the shots the first time, just in case there was a frenzy.

And even if there wasn't, Zain wasn't sure he could remain gentle and patient as the night wore on. His dragon would want to come out at some point, and they possessed the more animalistic side of their bed play.

I could behave, his beast grumbled.

However, the second Ivy said, "I'm waiting," he ignored his dragon and ripped off his clothes with his talons and moved to hover above her on his hands and knees. When the head of his cock brushed her belly, he hissed, and his dick let out a drop of precum.

Fuck, he wanted to spread her wide and show her just how much he wanted her.

But she needed to be prepared. So somehow, he managed to warn her about frenzies and pregnancies, but Ivy didn't worry about either.

By the time he nuzzled one of her cheeks and then the other, his balls were so tight he didn't think he'd last long once he was finally inside his mate.

Which was unacceptable.

So he took a deep breath to calm his cock a fraction and then finally lowered his lips to hers and kissed her.

There was no jolt of need or desire to fuck her until she was pregnant. And maybe at some point, he'd have cared about her being his true mate or not. However, Zain barely paid it any attention, loving how fucking incredible she tasted—better than he could've ever imagined.

He explored her mouth with his tongue, licking, stroking, showing her how much he needed her.

And when Ivy tangled back with his tongue, he groaned and took the kiss deeper as he moved a hand down to one of her nipples. He plucked and lightly squeezed the tight bud, and Ivy cried out.

But he never ceased his attention to either her mouth or her breasts.

His dragon hummed. More, taste more of her. Let her know how much we treasure her, or I will take control.

Even though he'd later let his dragon do so—they were one and the same, and he'd never deny his beast—he wasn't about to surrender his first time.

So Zain moved his hand from her breasts down her body until he reached between her thighs. He groaned at how wet she was. "I can take it slow later, but I need to claim you, Ivy, and fast."

It was hard to concentrate on her words with her swollen lips and flushed cheeks, but somehow he managed. "Is it the frenzy?"