Dragon Heat by Charlene Hartnady

Chapter 26

Ice could not get Azure off his mind.

Despite flying for hours earlier that day, he was still buzzing with energy. He tried working out to release some of it, taking a long shower afterward. Then he sharpened his hunting knives. Short of going back out for another long, hard flight, he was at a loose end. He paced outside on his balcony, not sure of what to do.

Last night had gone by so quickly. He’d told himself it would just be that once. One night and then back to work as usual on Monday, but he’d been kidding himself.

When he’d woken up to find her gone, he’d been strangely disappointed. It was the wrong emotion to have. He should have felt relieved that one of them was thinking straight. Neither of them wanted their relationship to get out at this point.

Relationship?

Holy fucking shit!

Is that what this was?

Ice jumped up. Fuck! He raked a hand through his hair. His dragon wanted him to go to her. He felt unsettled…off-kilter. He wondered if she was feeling it, too.

Ice grabbed his cellphone and texted Azure.

Ice: Can I come over? I think we need to talk.

Ice checked his phone a hundred fucking times over the next half hour. Nothing! Not a thing. Maybe she was with her human friend. What if she was ignoring him? He’d bitten her…twice. He’d left a temporary mark. Maybe he’d scared her off. He’d sure as shit scared himself a whole lot.

Like an asshole, he checked his phone again. Still nothing. Patience had never been one of his strong suits. They needed to talk. He didn’t want to wait until tomorrow, but he also didn’t want to intrude on her personal space.

Fuck it!

With a low growl, he grabbed his phone and left his chamber. It didn’t take him more than a few minutes to get to Azure’s place.

There was no one in the hallway. It was now or never.

His phone finally beeped with an incoming message. He checked, disappointed when he saw that it was from his mother, asking if he had met anyone on the weekend.

Not now, Mom, he thought to himself, making a mental note to call her in the morning.

Decision made, Ice turned his phone off and knocked on Azure’s door. He was just about to knock a second time a few moments later when the door opened.

There she was. “Ice?” She looked shocked…that and beautiful. Her hair was piled on top of her head in a messy, slightly lopsided bun. She had a towel wrapped around her, with soapsuds on her shoulders and a small sud on her chin. Cute as fuck. “I thought you were ignoring me.”

“Ignoring you…?” She frowned. “I wouldn’t ignore you.”

“Good to know. Are you going to invite me in?”

Her mouth twitched. “Yeah…sure. I was just taking a bath.” She moved to the side so that he could walk into her chamber. Her eyes dipped to his cock as he walked past her. They flared with both shock and excitement as they landed on his crotch. He caught a snoutful of her arousal. Right then, he went from having a semi to balls in his throat and fully erect. His pants were tented.

“A bath sounds good.” He closed the distance between them, taking her mouth. Damn, but she tasted sweet.

Azure dug her hands into his hair. She made this little sound at the back of her throat. He felt her towel land at their feet. “Don’t let me stop you,” he whispered against her lips. “I could wash your back.”

“I didn’t think it was my back you were hoping to wash.”

He laughed. “I want to wash you all over…after I fuck you,” he growled.

The scent of her arousal went up a notch. “Sounds like my kind of bath.”

He picked her up. Azure wrapped her legs around his waist. He kissed her softly on her gorgeous mouth.

“We’re really going to do it in the tub?” She had this sexy smile on her lips. Excitement lit her eyes.

“Oh, yes.” He nodded, walking into the bathroom. There were several candles lit, and the lighting was set to dim. “Did you know I was on my way?”

She giggled. “No, smartass, this is how I often take a bath. The foam bath was a gift from Melina. I normally just do candles. I love a good soak. It relaxes me.”

“I didn’t know that about you.” There was a whole lot he didn’t know. “I do know something else that is said to relax a female.”

“Oh, really now?” She giggled.

He put her down next to the large tub. Ice noted that the water was about two-thirds of the way, with a crap ton of bubbles. He dropped his pants and got in first, holding a hand out to her. Azure took his hand and climbed in. Ice sat back, loving the feel of the warm, soapy water.

Azure didn’t waste any time straddling his hips. She groaned as her sex connected with his cock. The way she slipped all over him told him how needy she was.

Ice leaned back further, making more space for her. He kept his hands firmly on her hips.

Azure dragged her pussy along the length of him, making him grunt. “Are you sure this will work?” She looked around them. “This tub isn’t all that big.”

“It’ll work just fine.” He narrowed his eyes. “Have you never had sex in the tub before?”

She shook her head.

“We need to fix that, and any other injustices. Rutting underwater feels fucking amazing. I have the added bonus of watching you slide all over my dick while wet and soapy. Doesn’t get much better than that.” He leaned in, taking one of her nipples in his mouth.

Azure groaned and arched into him. Receptive, beautiful, sweet, kickass. She was everything a male could ask for.

“I think I like it already,” Azure groaned.

“You’re beautiful,” he murmured as he pulled back, looking up at her.

“You’re not so bad yourself. Your eyes are the bluest blue.” She leaned her forehead against his shoulder and shook with laughter. “That was the lamest compliment ever.”

“No, it wasn’t,” he countered.

“It was.” She let her hands glide down to his biceps, still smiling. Her face was pink-tinged. He loved the sincerity of her compliment, fucking loved the way her eyes ate him up, looking hungry and desire-filled.

Ice let his hand sink below the soapy water. He zoned in on her clit using firm, tight strokes that had her moaning hard from the word go. Then he plunged a finger inside her, and she arched against him, trying to rock her hips. She gripped him tightly around his shoulders and panted like a woman possessed.

“You’re so perfect,” he whispered. She arched her back, rocking against his hand, her mouth slightly open, soap suds dripping down her chest. By the gods, she was magnificent. Her nipples were tight pink nubs.

“You too,” she groaned.

“Fuck!” he ground out as her hand circled his cock. He pumped his finger in and out of her, using his thumb to rub on her clit at the same time. Azure moaned. “You ready for me?” he asked, his voice a deep rasp. Any more of this, and he’d come too early.

“Yes.” Her voice was husky. Her hand still palming him, she guided his cock into her snug heat.

Ice couldn’t help but groan as he breached her very tight opening. Azure felt perfect…so right…so damned incredible. Her wet, velvet sheath devoured him. Leaving him aching to come from the word go. “You feel so fucking good, Azure.”

“I’m embarrassed to say that I won’t last very long,” she groaned as she bounced on his cock, still slow and careful. Not quite…not…almost…he hissed as she pushed herself all the way onto him, right to the hilt. He gripped her hips a little tighter.

They sat like that for the longest time. Panting, Azure finally started moving. It was a beautiful thing to behold. To see the pleasure on her face, in her eyes. He thrust up into her from below, unable to stay still. He fucked her using hard, even strokes. She gave back as good as she got.

Ice snarled as he lifted her slightly, putting her in a better position to rut her from below. Azure threw her head back, taking hold of each side of the tub. Her jaw was slack as he pulled out.

“I thought you wanted me to slip and slide on your cock,” she moaned. “I’m supposed to be the one doing the work.”

“Rutting is a joint effort.” Her breasts bounced with each thrust. So fucking sexy, he felt his sack tighten. Her hair was slowly loosening from the bun; more and more strands fell around her face, which was flushed with pleasure.

“Oh…oh…Ice...” she moaned as her pussy tightened around his dick. He loved hearing his name on her lips. Loved how she watched him. “I’m…I’m…going…to…” She bounced harder, taking him deeper.

“Do it!” he groaned out, barely holding on. It wasn’t like him to come this easily. She shouted his name, drawing it out as her channel held him, so damned tight that his eyes actually watered with the intensity of his orgasm.

He wanted to shout her name as well, but he couldn’t. He had to grit his teeth and work hard at not losing control. His dragon wanted him to bite her again.

Bite!

Mark.

Mine!

No!

Fuck no!

His orgasm exploded through him. Azure kept bouncing, and he kept thrusting until they were both spent. Then she leaned forward on his chest, panting hard. “We made a mess,” she finally said, pulling back. There was a smile on her face. It was almost a mile wide.

“What do you mean? We’re in the bath. How could we make a mess?” His dick stayed hard inside her. Throbbing, wanting more.

She giggled, looking over the side of the bath, pulling off of him as she did. Ice followed suit, and sure enough, the floor was covered with soapy water.

“Oh, shit.” He grinned.

“There’s more water on the floor than in the tub.” She laughed.

“It’s ridiculous.” He laughed as well.

“So much for washing me.” She quirked a brow.

“We’ll just have to move to the shower.”

Azure sucked in a breath; she looked down at him, her eyes hooded.

“Don’t tell me you’ve never had sex in a shower?”

“Never.” She shook her head slowly.

“We need to rectify that as a matter of extreme urgency.” He stood, taking her with him.

“What about the floor?” she asked as they stepped out of the tub onto the soaked bathmat.

“We’ll get to that a little later… On our hands and knees.”

She giggled. “I somehow doubt we’ll get anything clean that way.”

“We’ll get it clean, alright.” He grinned at her. “Then I’ll cook you dinner.”

“Sounds amazing.”

They needed to talk at some point, but not tonight. Ice had no idea what this was or where it was going, but right now, all he wanted to do was enjoy the moment.