Seducing the Dragon (Stonefire Dragons #2) Read online

  Chapter Four

  Evie held her breath while she waited for Bram’s response. He had no reason to trust her, but she hoped Nikki’s support would convince him to take the possibility seriously.

  The tall, muscled dragonman looked from her to Nikki and back again before he said, “Do you have any proof to back up these claims?”

  Nikki moved to talk, but Evie put out a hand to stop the dragonwoman. “No, but my gut says it’s the right thing. Just think about it. How else would the dragon hunters know each and every weak point on your perimeter?”

  Bram looked to Nikki and the dragonwoman squared her shoulders. “I didn’t tell her anything that wasn’t clan-wide knowledge. Since she’s going to be your mate, I reckoned it was okay to tell her that sort of information.”

  “Fine, okay. Putting that aside, Cait pretty much always stayed in her cottage, and when she wasn’t confined there, she came to me, Melanie, or Sid. None of us would ever have harmed the lass.”

  Nikki piped in. “But whenat about her food? Cait didn’t cook and most of her meals were brought to her.”

  Bram shook his head. “Old Mrs. Duncan is seventy-five years old and doesn’t have a traitorous bone in her body. She was loyal to my mother and she’s loyal to me too.”

  She racked her brain trying to come up with something else when Nikki added, “Let me talk to Kai about this and see what we can find. He’s loyal to you as well and would never betray you.”

  Evie barely resisted hugging her new friend. Nikki may be quite a bit younger than her, but the dragonwoman was worthy of her Protector-in-training status. She would have made a fine DDA inspector.

  “Right,” Bram said, “talk to Kai and no one else. We’re also going to keep a close eye on Cait’s son, Murray. While unlikely given that the lad’s already five months old and Neil never tried to take him, the bastard might yet come to retrieve his son. Since the male of the current couple watching him is a Protector, Murray should be safe for now. As for the rest, once Kai has a plan, tell him to come here and discuss it with me.”

  “Yes, sir.” Nikki looked to Evie. “I’ll see you at the great hall tonight.”

  Evie had no idea what was happening tonight at the great hall, but she nodded. “Thanks for your help, Nikki.”

  The woman grinned and was gone, leaving Evie alone with Bram.

  She didn’t think she’d overstepped her boundaries, but given the dragonman’s assessing look, she wondered if she were in for another row.

  He took a step toward her, and Evie was suddenly aware of the big, bulky coat she was wearing. In preparation for their possible heated argument, she shucked the jacket. Now she was ready to take the dragonman head on.

  Bram nodded at her. “You’ve done well today, Evie.”

  She blinked. “Um, thank you?”

  A smile tugged at Bram’s lips and she melted a little. “You can handle Skyhunter’s bastard leader down south, you can sway Arabella MacLeod to your side, and even stand up to me, but you don’t know how to handle a compliment. I find that intriguing.”

  She frowned. “You try working with temperamental dragon-shifters for years and see how often you get a compliment. Half the time, I was lucky to just do my business without someone yelling how humans were weak, disgusting, or the enemy. Add in the humans who view my job as a waste of the government’s money, and yeah, I’m not well liked.”

  Anger flashed in Bram’s eyes and they went to slits before going back again. That signaled his dragon was close to breaking free.

  Hoping to prevent that from happening, Evie put a hand on his arm. The instant her fingers touched his warm skin and the hairs of his arm tickled her palm, a flash of heat shot through her body. She’d been right to ditch the jacket.

  Stroking his skin with her thumb, his eyes were human again when she said, “But you’re busy and I don’t want to waste time talking about Clan Skyhunter or any of the other rude people I’ve dealt with over the years. What needs to be done to sort out the dragon hunter problem? Is there anything I can do to help?”

  Bram tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. His fingers lingered on her lobe and she was very aware of the roughness of his fingers against her skin. It took everything she had to focus on his words, especially since his voice was low and extra sexy as he said, “Kai and Nikki will investigate and report to me as soon as they find something. Kai’s the best clan member I have when it comes to rooting out secrets. I would trust him with my life, so I trust him in this too.”

  Evie was glad Bram had someone to help him. Of course, a small part of her wanted to be part of his trusted list too. Maybe with time she’d earn a place. Her telling him about Cait’s possible murder was hopefully a step in the right direction.

  Bram caressed her earlobe again, and thoughts of her future and place in Stonefire fled her mind. A tall, muscled dragonman was looking at her like he wanted to eat her up. Or, if she were lucky, lick her up.

  She shivered. The thought of Bram’s tongue lapping between her legs made her clit pulse and her heart rate kick up. Glancing to Bram’s firm lips, she wanted him to kiss her.

  Stop it, Evie. His clan is on the verge of attack with a possible traitor. Right now is not the time to think of the wicked strokes of his tongue against yours.

  With incredible effort, she removed her hand from Bram’s arm, but the dragonman grabbed her hand and pressed it back against his skin. She looked up and saw the dragon slits flashing in his eyes again.

  The dragonman stroked the skin at her wrist with his thumb as he said, “It’s lunchtime, lass. Trust Kai and Nikki to do their jobs; there’s nothing else that can be done until they’ve done their investigation, especially if we don’t want to alert the whole clan to a possible traitor. After what you’ve just uncovered, you’ve earned an hour of my time. Now, what would you like to do?”

  ~~~

  As Bram stroked Evie’s wrist, her heart rate kicked higher with each pass. He could smell her arousal, and he very much wanted to kiss the living shit out of her.

  Before meeting this human, Bram would’ve dove right into his work to see if there was something he’d missed from when Neil had still been part of the clan. He hadn’t lied to Evie; he would trust Kai with this life. But without a mate or a family of his own, work was what had made him happy.

  Now, however, all he could think about was Evie’s touch and his dragon’s growling and screaming inside his head. Let the others investigate. Before tonight, claim her. Do not let the Scottish leader steal her away. Make her want only us.

  He agreed with his beast, and without thinking, Bram pulled the human flush up against his body. She let out a sound of surprise. “Bram?”

  He was clan leader. He should push the female away and put the clan first as he had for the last eight years.

  But the combination of his dragon’s need and her soft belly against his cock was too much. For the first time in nearly a decade, he wanted to take something for himself.

  Lowering his head, he kissed her.

  Her lips were soft and warm, but nowhere near enough to appease either man or beast. Pushing his tongue against her lips, she opened, and he groaned as her taste surrounded his tongue.

  His inner dragon hummed. More, take more. Feel her skin. Now.

  As Evie met his tongue stroke for stroke, he placed a hand on her upper thigh. The heat of her soft, plump skin seeped through his palm and sent a fresh rush of blood to his cock. Unlike last night, he didn’t stop. Instead, he moved until he reached between her legs.

  He barely registered the plain cotton underwear. No, all he noticed was how wet and swollen she was for him.

  Testing the waters, he rubbed her clit through the material and Evie moaned into his mouth. Wanting to see the desire in her eyes, he broke the kiss, and yes, the heat in her deep blue eyes made both man and dragon hum.

  He rubbed her clit again and murmured, “I know you wanted to talk, but it’s taking everything I have right now not to rip off y
our underwear and plunge into you. Tell me to stop, and I’ll stop.”

  Silently, he begged her to please allow him to keep going.

  Evie laid a hand on his chest and stared into his eyes. One second passed, and then another before she replied in a husky voice, “Promise me you’ll talk after, and I’ll let you fuck me. Just once.”

  He dragon snarled. “Just once? Why? Do you want to go after the Scottish leader?”

  She narrowed her eyes. “Tame the jealousy, dragonman. There’s too much to do for your clan, as well as the fact I refuse to mate a stranger. I want to know something about you, Bram Moore-Llewellyn, because I’m starting to like you.”

  Her words placated his dragon. Good human. She likes us. The sex will be good. Hurry. Fuck her. Claim her.

  Bram was a hairbreadth from losing control to his dragon. It was almost as if Evie were his true mate. Impossible. Mate-claim frenzies happened with the first kiss and only ended with pregnancy. Since he couldn’t impregnate Evie, the pulsing desires running through his body must be something else.

  Pushing aside all of his confusion, Bram gave another swirl around Evie’s clit with his finger and whispered, “I promise to talk later. Now, will you let me fuck you?”

  He pressed against her hard little nub and Evie leaned into his chest. She whispered, “Yes, please. My legs are about to give out.”

  Bram ripped her underwear and plunged two fingers in her hot, wet pussy. Evie clutched his arm and he whispered, “So wet and hot.” He retreated and thrust his fingers again. “Since I only have the one time, I’m going to make you come hard.”

  Evie opened her mouth, but he wasn’t looking for her wit or charm right now. He pressed harder again her clit with his thumb, and she closed her eyes.

  Neither man nor beast liked her eyes shut. “Evie, if you want to come, then open your eyes and spread your legs for me.”

  His dragon growled, impatient to fuck the human, but as soon as her beautiful, dark blue eyes met his, the beast’s impatience eased a fraction. When she spread her legs wider, Bram removed his fingers and gave one last order. “Remove your shirt for me, lass. I need to see more of your beautiful skin.”

  ~~~

  How Evie was still standing upright, she didn’t know. Bram’s thick, rough fingers inside her pussy had been wonderful, his attention to her clit even better. Her former human lovers had all seemed oblivious to the little bud’s existence.

  But now his fingers were gone, leaving her empty and aching. Part of her wanted to rebel at his order, but she said fuck it. The sooner she could ease the pulse between her legs, the more time she would have to talk with Bram.

  And she had plenty to talk with him about.

  She reached for the hem of her sweater and slowly tugged it up over her body. Watching Bram’s eyes the entire time, she loved how his eyes flashed between slits and round pupils. The sight only reminded her of how she was finally going to be taken by a dragonman.

  But unlike her teenage fantasies with an unnamed dragon-shifter fucking her senseless, this time she already knew what Bram tasted like, and how his wild dragon scent drove her crazy.

  As soon as she tugged her sweater over her head and tossed it aside, Bram’s hands were on her sides. The slow, deliberate up and down motion of his hands only made her wetter.

  She was close to begging, but she resisted. Giving in would make Bram a little too cocky.

  Then his hands covered her small breasts and squeezed, and her brain forgot about everything but his strong, possessive touch.

  All too soon, Bram moved his hands behind her and unhooked her bra. As he removed the last shred of material between her breasts and his eyes, his voice was like a whisper against her skin. “So pretty.”

  She was about to tell him to cut the crap when he leaned down and took her nipple into his mouth. He swirled, nibbled, and sucked her deep. She threaded her fingers through his hair, pulling him closer. “Harder,” she whispered.

  He growled and the vibrations against her sensitive skin shot straight to her pussy. At this rate, she’d soon be dripping down her legs.

  As if sensing her thoughts, Bram reached between her legs and rubbed between her folds. Then he let her nipple free with a pop and she let out a sound of protest. “What? Why? If you’re doing this to make me beg, it’s not going to work.”

  Bram chuckled. “Oh, you’ll beg eventually. But I think you’ll like this.”

  He removed his fingers from her folds and rubbed her wetness on her other nipple. The sight of it on her breast was oddly arousing.

  Then Bram leaned down and lapped at her juices on her skin. Bloody hell. The man was lapping as if he’d die if he didn’t catch every last drop.

  Holy crap, she was close to coming from his tongue...on her breast.

  After one last nibble, Bram stood up and said, “My dragon is about to break free, lass, and I need to remain in control for tonight’s dinner at the great hall. I need to fuck you. Now.”

  As much as she wanted to see his dragon break free, she had meant what she’d said earlier about never trying to take time away from anything important. She laid a hand on his chest. “Well, in that case”—she took his hand and tugged—“follow me.”

  She half expected him to growl and tell her no. But surprisingly, Bram let her lead him to his desk. She hopped up and spread her legs. “Since this is where we first kissed, I think we should also make it the place of our first fuck.” Widening her legs, she massaged her breasts as she said, “What do you say?”

  ~~~

  Bram’s dragon was raging inside his head. Brand her hard. She must stay with us. Convince her. Hurry.

  With a growl, he didn’t fight his dragon’s urges. Instead, he unbuttoned his jeans and unzipped them as he made his way to Evie perched on his desk.

  Fuck, her arousal was strong. He’d had the merest taste of her sweet honey earlier. But as much as he wanted to lap between her legs, his cock was hard and pulsing. Combined with his dragon’s pounding need, he didn’t have the strength to show patience. He’d make his female come, but with his cock and not his tongue.

  He quickly shucked his jeans and stood naked from the waist down. As Evie’s eyes went to his cock curling up against his belly, a drop of precum seeped out.

  “Eyes up here, human female.”

  Evie smiled as she met his eyes again. “Maybe next time I’ll let you stare at my boobs if it means I can stare at your cock.”

  His inner beast roared. Fuck her now, talk later.

  If he resisted much longer, he would lose control of his beast for the first time in nearly fifteen years. Still, he couldn’t help but say, “We can experiment with that later.” He moved between her legs, rubbing up and down her plump thighs. “For now, it’s my job to make you forget how to speak.”

  As she opened her mouth, he positioned his cock and thrust inside her pussy. His dragon hummed at the combined heat and tightness. Spreading his female’s legs wider, he pulled out slowly and pistoned back inside her. “I think I’m succeeding.”

  On the tail end of a moan, Evie whispered, “Just shut it and fuck me, Bram. We can take turns debating who can control whom later.”

  He smiled. “I’ll win.”

  Evie opened her mouth, but he started moving slowly and deeply. She grabbed onto his biceps in response. When she spoke, it was, “Is that all you got?”

  His dragon hummed. I approve of her. Comply.

  Moving his hands from her thighs to her hips, he pounded harder. From the way Evie’s nails dug into his arms to the tightness of her pussy around his dick, he loved every bit of it. Never had a female felt so perfect.

  She is ours.

  As Evie’s moans grew louder, sweat formed on his back. His own orgasm was close, but his female needed to come first. Adjusting his grip, he touched her clit and pushed hard. Evie’s nails dug deeper into his skin right before she screamed. As her pussy clenched and released his cock, Bram eased his restraint and increased his pace. />
  Brand her. Now.

  Not sure if it had been him or his dragon to say those words in his head, Bram gave a few more strokes and stilled as he filled Evie with his seed.

  When the last spasm left him, Bram leaned his forehead against Evie’s. His voice was thick to his own ears. “Did that sate you, human?”

  She made a noise in her throat. “It was nice.”

  He pulled back. “Nice?”

  Evie’s eyes danced with amusement. “Is nice such a bad word? Shall I say spectacular? Or, how about earth-shattering? Will that ease your ego?”

  Pulling her close, until her hard nipples brushed his chest, he murmured, “One day, you’ll think ‘earth-shattering’ is too tame a word for what I will do to you with my cock.”

  Evie smiled. “I look forward to that day.”

  While his dragon was half-asleep from their orgasm, he piped in. She thinks of us in the future. She wants only us. She will stay.

  Bram wasn’t as optimistic as his dragon. After all, Finlay Stewart could be a charming bastard when he tried. Still, he’d made a good start. It was time to make even more progress because he wanted to keep this female. She was his.

  He squeezed her waist. “As much as I’d like to stand here with your tight, wet pussy around my cock, you’ll get cold once you start coming down from your post-orgasm high. Let’s get cleaned up and you can ask me what you like.”

  The mischief returned to her eyes. “Anything?”

  “That would be a dangerous promise, given your tendency to surprise me, lass. How about we say most things?”

  “I suppose that’ll do for now. Although, give me a little time, and I may find a way to revoke your veto.”

  He shook his head. “I don’t doubt it, Evie Marshall.” With great effort, he pulled out of her and tugged her off the desk. She stumbled into his chest, and on instinct, he hugged her tight. The way her soft body fit against his sent blood to his cock again.