“No,” a growl. Thunder sucked in a deep breath, he turned to her. Oh shit! He was seriously pissed. He had that whole tight jaw, tense thing going on. His features softened when he looked at her. “You can stay. I would prefer it if you stayed.”
“Are you sure? I don’t mind …”
“I’m very sure.”
He turned back to face his brother. “Tammy and I are together. You may continue.” His jaw ticked. His hands were clenched at his sides.
“Together. You are not mated to her, my king. I can’t talk of quotas, I can’t possibly …” Storm looked flustered for the first time.
“You can and you will.” Thunder sat back down. She noticed that he sat on the edge of his seat, that he was leaning forward.
She put a hand on his thigh. He visibly relaxed, but only somewhat.
Storm was breathing quickly, he took a step forward and sat down. After a few beats he rose back to his feet, the chair scraping.
“Enough of this!” Thunder boomed. “Tammy and I are together. It is serious … we are dating.”
“Dating!” Storm made a noise of disgust. “Dating? Please be kidding me. You were dating the last one as well and look how that ended. Now you expect me to debrief in front of your latest plaything?”
Ouch! No wonder he didn’t like her.
“I’m five seconds away from making you bleed,” Thunder’s eyes were narrowed, his face was red.
“Someone needs to keep their head in all this. She will be made to leave. Blaze will ensure it. Even if she was, by some miracle, permitted to stay, it’s just a matter of time before this ends,” he scowled as he pointed between the two of them. “You’re so damned pussy whipped you can’t even see it. It’s just like the last time.”
She felt Thunder tense. “No,” she shook her head. “Please don’t fight. I’ll go.” Storm was being a serious dick, but she still got the impression that it was because he was worried about Thunder.
“Listen to the female. At least she is rational.”
“Her name is Tammy. She is not my plaything, she is my female. Mine!” Thunder snarled. He stood up, his eyes blazing. “I won’t beat you for your insults because my female has requested it. Do not compare her to any other who has come before because there is no comparison. If it were up to me, we would already be mated. It is only a matter of time.” Her heart beat faster. Thunder was just saying that to put Storm at ease. She forced herself to calm down.
“But Blaze …”
“Fuck Blaze! I don’t care what he or any rule book says, I will listen to my heart. Tammy is a good female. An honest female. I trust her with my life and with my kingdom. I trust her with every secret I have. She will never betray us,” he paused, seeming to contemplate his words. “Something was off about Lily from the start. It was good to have a female in my bed … I won’t deny that.”
Double ouch! Tammy tried hard not to be jealous.
“It may have made me blind initially but not for long. Lily was only here for a week before I sent her away. I have been with Tammy for longer than that. Our relationship didn’t start off as sexual … Why the fuck am I even explaining this all to you?”
Tammy also stood up. It felt weird being the only person sitting. “Maybe because he is your brother and if I end up staying we could be family one day.”
“One day …” Storm muttered, looking disgusted. He even shook his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. He finally let go and sighed heavily. “I had hoped it wouldn’t come to this,” he looked Thunder head-on. “I did some digging while you were away. I found out which female you were with. There was only one missing and Granite had seen the two of you, so it stood to reason that you were together. I assumed that you were holed up somewhere. Tamara Schiffer is not who you think she is.”
What the hell!
“She is a gold digger. Just as bad as Lily … No …” he sneered. “She’s worse because she has you completely fooled. That female,” Storm pointed at her, “was arrested for theft. Did you know that? She stole money from the male she was living with. She almost destroyed his business. She’s poor and looking for a meal ticket. I’m sorry, I can see that you are taken with her.”
“That’s the only intelligent thing you’ve said.”
Storm’s jaw dropped open for a second or two before he clenched it.
Thunder turned to her. “I’m sorry.” He put an arm around her. “I’m sorry about the things he said and sorry that my brother is a complete fool and an idiot to boot.”
“He’s not.” She looked up at Thunder. “He cares about you. He went to all this trouble because he’s worried. Your brother is a good guy.” Even if he was acting like an asshole. She kept that bit to herself though.
Storm frowned. “Why aren’t you questioning her?” he asked. “Why is she still even here?” His eyes were wide.
“My female told me all about her dickhead ex-boyfriend. I know everything, moreover, I know her and I believe her. She was set up. Tammy didn’t steal anything. She broke up with the cheating scumbag and he made it look like she broke in, then he destroyed the property and took money out of the safe himself. He ruined Tammy’s reputation and needs to pay for his actions.”
“I still struggle to trust someone who is not in our fold. She is an outsider.”
“All that you need to know is that she is mine,” he snarled the word, his arm tightened around her. “I have never claimed a female publicly before.” Thunder shook his head. “Do you think I am a fool?”
“No. I think that you might be blinded.” Storm didn’t look as sure anymore. His shoulders were slumped. “I’m worried about you.”
“Don’t be,” Thunder smiled. “I am a grown male. I’m older than you for fuck’s sake. I came to you two days after Lily arrived on our soil. Two days,” he held up two fingers. “I told you I was worried about whether or not she was right for our kingdom, for me. I told you that something was off.”
Storm nodded.
“I’m not a whelp. You should trust my judgement. Tammy is my female. She is mine.”
Hearing Thunder talk, Tammy suddenly felt hot in the jeans and sweatshirt she was wearing. The hall suddenly felt a lot smaller. The air felt thinner. This was possessive behavior. It had to be. Don’t panic, Tammy. It was too soon for that.
“You can go,” Thunder said.
“Be careful, brother. One day … one day. What does one day even mean?” He raised his brows, shaking his head. “You know where I am if you need me.” Then he turned his eyes to her. They were the same color and yet, very different from Thunder’s. “We are dragons, fema… Tamara. It would be best to remember that. I wish you a good day.” He picked up the file and left. The door clicked as it shut behind him.
“Sheesh!” Tammy huffed out a breath and fell back into the chair.
Thunder knelt on the floor at her side. “Do not let him upset you.”
“It’s fine.”
“It’s not fine. He had no right.”
“Well,” she quirked a brow. “As your brother, he kind of does. Like I said, he cares about you. That’s where all of this stems from. Why did he feel the need to tell me that you’re dragons? I know that.”
“Dragons are different from humans.”
“No shit!” she smiled.
“No, we know quickly whether someone is compatible as a mate. It can be instant. Certainly soon after sexual compatibility is established.”
“Okay.” She wasn’t sure about this. There was a part of her that didn’t want to hear this. It was all too fast for her liking. They had strong feelings for each other. It was all moving in the right direction but it was way too soon to even think about mating one another.
“You look like you’re having a quiet, internal meltdown,” Thunder smiled. “Look, don’t let that get to you. You are not a dragon female and every couple is different. We don’t have to rush.” He took her hand in his. “We have all the time in the world. I am enjoying dating you. I love having you
“Yeah, right,” Tammy snorted. “Like Lily.” The ugly green monster was back and he was crawling around inside her head, scratching at her skull. She should not have said that. “I’m sorry, that was childish. I guess I’m a bit jealous.”
“You have nothing to be jealous about. I meant it earlier when I said that there is no comparison. I have been with others and yet,” he leaned forward, “no one else compares. I have no memory of any of them … there is only you.” Her heart was beating so hard she was sure her chest might explode. “I want to be a better male because of you. I will prove myself worthy.”
“What are you talking about? You are good, you’re kind and sweet.” She leaned down and kissed him.
“Not that nice,” his eyes narrowed. “I would’ve beaten the shit out of Storm if you hadn’t been here.”
She gasped. “You wouldn’t have.”
Thunder stood up and sat back down next to her. “My brothers and I have been in many fights over the years. I would’ve cleaned this floor with Storm’s face,” Thunder growled. “He should never have spoken to you that way. I might still go and kick his ass.” His lats and traps were roped. His biceps bulged. In short, he looked really tense.
“He cares about you.” She got up and walked behind him, Tammy began massaging his shoulders. “Wow! Your muscles are so tight.”
Thunder groaned. “That feels so good.”
She continued to work his back, finding more than one knot and kneading them out. He groaned and grunted and groaned some more. “You are working magic,” Thunder said. “I have never felt more relaxed.”
She giggled. “You have.”
“No way,” he moaned.
“If we weren’t in a public place, I would ...” she felt her cheeks heat and she lowered her voice. “Give you a blow job. I guarantee relaxation like never before, but …”
“We’re not in a public place,” his voice was deep.
She frowned. “I thought we were in the town hall or something.”
Thunder smiled. “This is my office.”
“What? It’s huge.”
“This is my conference table,” he pointed to the table they were sitting at. “Over there is my desk,” he pointed to an area on the other side and sure enough, there was a desk and chair. There were papers and a couple of files on the desk, as well as a closed laptop. “On that side is a lounge area. Through that door is …” She kneeled in front of him, putting her hands on his thighs and rubbing. “…a small kitchen and through that door are the restrooms.” His voice was deep and his words were a bit rushed. Okay, they were a lot rushed. There was a clear bulge in his pants. He swallowed thickly, his Adam’s apple bobbed as he did.
“What about your PA?” She let her hand rub higher, just catching his balls with the tips of her fingers.
“I have a VA.” His eyes were wide and his breathing had picked up.
“What the heck is a VA?”
“A virtual assistant. We recently got onto the grid. We’ve had internet for the last six months. We’re using satellites to route … fuck …” he growled as she rubbed over his now very hard member.
She licked her lips. “Maybe I can rub you through your pants. I can’t take my sweater off though.”
He groaned as she gripped him through the thin cotton.
“I’m sure I could get you off with my hand,” she licked her lips again, looking at him from under her lashes. His eyes glowed. The muscles on either side of his neck stood out. She wanted to play with him a little. He liked to talk dirty, she wondered if he liked a little dirty talk right back. She was willing to bet he did.
If she didn’t put her mouth on him soon, he was going to have a heart attack. No dragon shifter had ever died in that way before, he would be the first.
Her hand was amazing. She tugged again on his dick and he clenched his butt and fisted his hands at his sides to keep from yanking her head into his crotch.
“I would love to suck on that big cock,” she licked her lips.
Fucking hell! Fuck! She’d never spoken like this before. He liked it. He liked the shit out of it. “Tammy,” he warned. Then he groaned as she fisted him, giving him another tug from base to tip.
“It would be terrible if someone came in, so …” She pouted, he’d never seen her pout before. It made her lips look even more fuckable. Wait a minute. What had she just said? He tried to recall but his brain was so lust-soaked. “What?” he croaked.
“I said, someone might come in, so I can’t …”
“No one will come in,” he blurted, stumbling over the words.
She cocked her head to the side and licked her lips, leaving them shiny and plump. “You never know, they …”
“I will kill anyone who comes through that door. I am the fucking king. This is my fucking office. They. Will. Not. Dare.”
“You’re so tense.” She pulled her sweater over her head. It was too big for her.
“Fuck!” he growled as he caught sight of her breasts, they were encased in one of her coverings. Thin white cotton. He could make out her nipples. They were hard.
Tammy winked at him. She reached behind her back and unhooked the bra. Her fabulous mammary glands spilled out. She worried that he wouldn’t like them, that they weren’t firm enough. She was wrong. He loved the hell out of them.
Thunder gripped his lower lip between his teeth and tried not to lunge for her. Everything in him told him to claim her.
Mine.
Mine.
Take.
Fuck.
Claim.
Now.
She gripped her beasts in both hands and squeezed them together. Then she let them go and they bounced. “Don’t tease me, Tammy.” His loose pants were tented so badly that they were pulling on his ass. His balls throbbed.
She grabbed her flesh, pushing them together. “Do you want to fuck them?” She bobbed her eyebrows.
“Yeah, I do. I want to come all over your chest. Cover you with my seed.” Must claim. Must mark. Her eyes twinkled with desire. “But not today.”
She frowned.
“I have to have your mouth on me. Please,” he added the last.
Then she smiled and gripped his pants. Thunder lifted up so that she could pull them down, all the way down. His dick slapped against his belly and he opened his thighs.
She closed her hand around his cock and gripped his sacs with the other. Thunder tried not to move. He grunted as she squeezed his balls softly. Then she lowered and lowered, it was like she was moving in slow motion. He watched with fascination as she closed her mouth on his tip.
Thunder had to shut his eyes as her wet heat surrounded him. She massaged his balls, tugged on his dick and sucked him into that sweet, gorgeous mouth of hers. Her lips were plump and red. She made greedy little noises as she deep-throated him.
Thunder sat very still. He held onto the backrest of his chair, trying hard not to thrust into her mouth. Trying even harder not to have a heart attack.
“Fucking hell!” he grunted. “Christ! Fuck!” His balls were pulling up. He was trying really hard not to come. It was too soon.
There was a knock on the door.
Tammy stopped moving and he had to stop himself from roaring in anger. “Go away!” he shouted, sounding fairly composed.
His female sucked on him, his tip felt like it knocked the back of her throat. Her hands worked him. Up and down. Fisting the hell out of his shaft. There was no way he was lasting.
There was another knock and she pulled off him completely with a soft pop.
“Fuck off!” he shouted, no longer composed. He could hear the sound of someone leaving. “They’re gone,” he looked back down at his female.
She smiled. “That wasn’t very nice.” Then she closed her mouth around him again.
“I don’t care, they … thank fuck!” he groaned, thrusting into her mouth. No moving!
Tammy rocked backwards and forwards. Her hands … Oh fuck those hands. Her breasts jerked up and down as her head bobbed. The sucking noises made by her mouth on his dick inflamed him.
“I’m going to come,” he growled.
Tammy didn’t seem to hear.
“I’m coming … Christ …” he tried to hold off but couldn’t. It was impossible. Not with this female. He gripped the chair tighter, crunching forward over his middle as he began to come. Thunder grit his teeth and groaned. His hips jerked forward just a little. It couldn’t be helped. “Christ … Tammy …” There was a cracking noise. She kept going, swallowing everything he had to give. Then she slowed until she finally moved away.
His female licked her lips. She was smiling.
“You’re right, I’m so damned relaxed …” His tongue felt thick. His mind fuzzy. Thunder sucked in a deep breath and leaned back. There was a piece of the chair in his hand. “I guess I got a bit carried away.” He held up the wood.
Tammy laughed. The sound was music to his ears. “Your turn,” his voice was deep and guttural. Thunder lifted his female, placing her on the edge of the table. His scales rubbed beneath his skin. He would force himself to wait, to stay calm. His dragon wanted him to mate Tammy. It wasn’t very patient.
He undid the top button on her jeans when another knock sounded. “It’s me,” Storm said, his voice muffled by the door.
“Don’t you dare come in,” Thunder shouted, positioning himself in front of his female, just in case his brother was hard of hearing.
“What is it?” Tammy whispered. Her eyes were wide. She had her hands over her breasts.
Storm muttered a curse. “I have an important message for you. It can’t wait.”
“Give me a minute,” Thunder growled. He turned to his female and helped her off of the table. “It’s my brother and it can’t wait. I’m so sorry, we’ll have to finish this later.”
She shook her head. “It’s okay.” Tammy grabbed her clothes. “I’ll be in the restroom freshening up.”
Thunder clasped her jaw and kissed her. He could taste himself on her lips and tongue. He groaned. Another knock sounded. Damned Storm. The male needed a serious lesson in manners. Thunder groaned, the sound laced with frustration.
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