Chapter 6
She rolled over onto her side to run her fingers along Amerald’s back. He groaned and turned his head to look at her.
“Lucy, it’s still dark out.”
She beamed at him. “It is. I saw something while I was exploring the forest yesterday. I was wondering if you wanted to go there with me.”
He groaned again. “Where?”
She rolled him over onto his back and climbed on top of him, straddling him. His hands went to her waist and he rolled his eyes.
“I think I created a beast,” he teased.
She giggled as she slowly rotated her hips. “Tell me, Mer, baby, that you weren’t dreaming of me.”
“Actually, I was dreaming of this really sexy vampire with bright orange scales and-”
She leaned down to kiss his neck. “Shut up and fuck me.”
He lifted her a little and positioned her over his cock. He teasingly moved her wetness over his throbbing tip. She bit her lip as he slowly pushed up, spreading her folds apart as he buried himself in her. Her hand landed on his chest to balance herself as she rocked her hips to his. He thrust up faster and she let her head drop back.
Her rhythm faltered when her link with Joshua opened but Amerald quickly shielded her. He rolled her over and bent her knee up to push into her harder. His lips moved down her neck to her breast where he rolled her nipple between his teeth. Her back arched and she moaned. He chuckled around her breast. He met her eyes.
“Want to try a new position, beautiful?”
Her eyes widened briefly but she nodded. He pulled out of her and positioned her on her side. He pulled her to the edge of the cot and lifted her leg straight up. He grinned at her.
“You shouldn’t wake a sleeping tiger up.”
She raised an eyebrow at him. “I thought it was don’t wake a sleeping be- OHHHHH!,” she moaned as he slid back into her.
His long, thick cock slammed into her hard, hitting the back of her pussy. He put his hand on her breast and massaged it roughly. He pulled out to push back into her as he pulled her lower on the cot. Her head dropped back and she uttered a small cry. He put her leg over his shoulder, raising her body a little so her pussy was lined up perfectly with his shaft as it drove into her more ferociously. She moaned again and closed her eyes as she moved her body. His fingers dug into her hips as he controlled her movements.
“Lucy, just like that, baby.”
She gasped as her body quickly coiled to the point of pain before exploding into a million pieces. He slipped out of her to cover her naked stomach in his cum. He grunted as he sank onto the cot beside her. She stared in disbelief at yet another load he had purposely spilled on her stomach instead of into her. She hit his shoulder and got up.
“What the hell, Amerald?,” she growled. “I thought we were going to try for a baby.”
He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. “Lucy, listen to me. When you go back to your mate, you don’t need a child from someone else hanging around.”
She took a step back. “Excuse me?”
He pointed to the temporary mark that still graced her skin. “You still want him. I won’t breed you until you're sure.”
She put her hands on her hips. “I am sure.”
He rolled over onto his stomach, bent his leg and shoved his hand under his pillow. “You say that but you won’t even respond to your parents.”
She rolled her eyes. “Daddy says it wasn’t his fault but even under compulsion, my mother knew my father was her mate. Why couldn’t he?”
He sighed again. “Lucy, I told you I was going to protect you.”
“I don’t need you to protect me. I want to save your species.”
He closed his eyes. “When that mark is gone, Lucy. Until then, no.”
She glared at him even though she knew he couldn’t see it. “Whatever,” she grumbled.
She quickly cleaned herself up and got dressed while he watched.
“Where are you going?,” he asked.
“Away from you!,” she snapped.
She stormed out of the tent as he jumped up. She went to the middle of the camp to sit in front of the extinguished fire. She brought her knees up to hug them. She didn’t understand why he was so against trying for a baby. That was what they had agreed upon and it wasn’t okay for him to change the terms of their relationship without talking to her first. He sat behind her and wrapped his arm around her waist. He put his chin on her shoulder.
“Lucy, let me tell you about my mate.”
She turned her head to look at him. “You have a mate?”
He shook his head. “I had a mate.”
“Where is she?”
“She’s dead.”
Her mouth dropped open. “What?”
He nodded. “When your mother got to Sasha and Aiden’s castle, they became very suspicious of the life she had at Lotus. When it came out that her father had faked her medical record, Slonsky sent me to hunt down the bastards that had helped him. In my search, I came across this beautiful woman. Her name was Jasmine. I was so enthralled with her and I quickly fell in love with her. I became distracted by her and stopped looking for the physicians responsible for your mother’s neglect.” He took a deep breath. “When I found the doctor who had lied directly to King Sterling’s face by mistake, he had pictures of her everywhere. I asked her about it and she broke down, telling me that her father hadn’t meant it.”
He fell silent and she weaved their fingers together, trying to comfort him. He pulled her back onto his lap.
“I ended up taking her father to your father and he sentenced him to death. King Lukas made his execution public as an example of what lying to the royal trio would get you. He went to take the doctor’s dragon but she jumped in front of her father and lost her dragon. I tried to ask him to forgive her and he was going to pardon her but she grabbed a dagger and tried to take your brother as hostage. I begged her to stop but she didn’t listen. She just kept screaming about how her father was innocent. Before your father could get to her, I snapped her neck.” He buried his face in her neck. “I tried to save her. I tried to protect her but she wouldn’t let me. In the end, I protected her the only way I could at that point. I made her death fast.”
She turned on his lap to wrap her legs around his waist and leaned against his chest. Her arms went around his neck.
“I’m sorry, Amerald.”
He sighed. “It’s why I will always try to protect you, Lucy, even if you think you don’t need it. The last woman I cared about I had to kill. I don’t want to be responsible for your death, too.”
“I’m not going to die, Amerald.”
“I’m not stupid, Lucy. I know dragons only get one mate. I will eventually have a second one but you will never have another.” He tipped her chin up. “He’s it for you.”
She sighed. “You're not alone. I’m here with you.”
His eyes roamed over her face before he softly kissed slightly to the right of her mouth. “But for how long, Lucy? You could decide to leave tomorrow.”
She touched his cheek. “But I’m not.”
He smiled sadly. “You say that but it’s not a guarantee.”
She pressed her forehead against his. “I’m not her, Mer. I’m me. This is us. I want you to teach me. I want to be here with you. Maybe in the future, we can be more but we’re in a good place right now. We are just starting to learn each other.”
“I know. It just gets to be too much sometimes.”
She rubbed her nose against his. “Well, let’s do something to move your focus elsewhere.”
He ran his hands down her back and cupped her ass. She giggled.
“Not quite what I was thinking.”
“What were you thinking?”
She leaned back, grinning with her eyes sparkling at him. “You promised to teach me how to ride a bike.”
He chuckled and kissed her cheek. “Alright, let’s go.”