by Cree Storm
“Well, so will you and me.” Trevor said with a smile. “We won’t let Carl do anything to Berk.”
“But he only thinks my son and I are coming. I don’t know if I can get another ticket or what I’d tell him about why you’re there.” Nort anxiously replied.
Smiling, Trevor said, “You don’t have to tell him anything because he won’t even know I’m there.”
CHAPTER 11
Berk was nervous. He knew what he wanted to do, but it wasn’t like he had any experience in doing it.
Looking to where his parents were sitting and talking to the others, Berk turned to Garth. “Can we talk?”
Garth looked surprised by the request, but simply said, “Of course. How about we go to your room?”
Nodding, Berk started up the stairs, but when he went to turn into the one he was supposed to use while they stayed here, Garth tugged on his hand, “I meant the one you put me in.”
Berk felt his cheeks heat with embarrassment. “How did you know that’s my room?”
Garth just walked up the next flight of stairs as he answered, “Your scent is all over the room. It’s faint, but it’s there.”
Of course, it was the shifter nose. Berk had forgotten all about it. “I just figured your dragon would like the balcony.”
“He does, very much so, but you didn’t have to give me your room, Berk. I would have been fine in one of the others.” Garth said as he opened the door and led Berk inside.
“Maybe so, but I really wanted you to have it. I wanted... I...” Berk sighed heavily, “It was like I needed you to be comfortable in my parents’ home.”
Smiling, Garth replied, “It’s the mating pull. Even though we’re not bound yet, you still feel the need to take care of me, like I do you.”
“That’s kind of what I wanted to talk to you about.” Berk said, unable to look at Garth. Damn this was embarrassing. What if he said what he had to say, and Garth rejected him? What would he do? How could he ever look the man in the eyes again if...
Hands on his shoulders brought him out of his panicked haze as Garth softly said from behind him. “Hey, what’s wrong? It’s all going to be alright. I told you I’m not going to rush you into anything you’re not ready for.”
Licking his lips, Berk whispered so low he barely heard himself, “But what if I want to rush?”
Garth went still as a statue. He didn’t say anything for so long, Berk was afraid the man might not have heard him at all. Berk had been hoping that the shifter hearing he constantly was told about would help him out here, because Berk didn’t know if he could ask the question again.
Slowly Garth turned Berk around, so they were facing one another, “What do you mean by that?”
Berk felt himself shaking slightly, but he had given this some really deep thought and he knew what he wanted, and he had to do what he could to make Garth see that want, so he drew in his courage and looked into his mate’s emerald-green eyes. “I want you as my mate.”
“You... wait, I am your mate, Berk.” Garth said, either not understanding or not believing what he was hearing.
Shaking his head, Berk said, “No. I want us to... what did you call it? Bond? I want us to do that.”
Garth blinked. Berk saw a quick glimpse of shock and then a flash of fire, “You don’t... I mean you said...”
“I know what I said. I want us to get to know each other, Garth and we will. It’s just that... I’ve done a lot of thinking... hell it seems like I’ve done nothing but think since I answered that ad on the internet.” Berk said.
Garth looked confused, but didn’t say anything as Berk continued to speak. “My life after my parents’ deaths was scary, unstable and lonely. I realized that it didn’t have to be that way. I let what one kid say influence everything. I let fear rule who I turned into and as a result I pushed kids away that wanted to be friends. I pushed away the families that took me in and I even... on some level, pushed away those wonderful people downstairs. I’m done pushing, Garth. I’m done’ being scared... okay, that’s not one hundred percent true, because I have to say that what I know we’re going to do terrifies the fuck out of me... but I still want to do it. I want to know what it feels like to share the good times and bad. I want to snuggle on the couch and watch bad movies together, and throw popcorn at the television because of it.”
Berk ignored Garth’s raised brow as he plowed on. “I want to know what it’s like to be the little spoon and to wake up with a smile and a kiss. I want to know what it’s like to be loved and cherished and... I want that with you.” Sighing Berk said, “I don’t understand how I got to feeling like I do, Garth. Maybe it was how you are so patient with me, even though you’re taught since practically birth what it means to have a mate. Maybe it’s because of how you eat whatever I put in front of you without question and are willing to try new recipes I come up with. Maybe it’s the way you look at me when I walk in the room, or the gentle way you speak to me when you know I’m nervous about something. Maybe it’s because you’re so damn sexy. I dream of what it will be like to be in your arms. I don’t know and I’ve never, ever felt this way about someone before. I hate being in a room without you in it. I hate the thought of not hearing you laugh, or just the sound of that deep baritone voice you have... the one that says I want to fuck your brains out... at least in my head that’s what it says. I hate waking up after dreaming about you all night and realizing it was all just a dream. Is that love, Garth? I don’t know... but it’s how I feel, and what I do know is that I don’t want to wait another minute to be your bonded mate.”
Garth didn’t wait another second. He walked Berk backwards until Berk felt the bed hitting the back of his knees. The fire grew in Garth’s eyes as they began to slant, and the emerald green became brighter. Berk just knew he was looking into the eyes of Garth’s dragon. With shaky hands Berk brushed Garth’s hair back as it fell forward when they lay on the bed, “Hello there, dragon mate. I look forward to seeing you one day very soon.”
Garth didn’t answer as he brought their lips together in a soul-searing kiss. Tongues and teeth warred with each other, and breathing was becoming difficult. Berk was grinding his cock into Garth’s hard bulge and could only whimper when Garth pulled back and stepped away from him. He was about to argue until he saw Garth removing his shirt and kicking off his shoes.
Getting with the program, Berk quickly did the same, lifting his hips, but still never taking his eyes off of Garth as he stripped to reveal his perfectly formed body. “Holy fuck, you’re so god-damn gorgeous, I could eat you alive.”
A flash of sharp teeth was disclosed when Garth smiled, and a small billow of smoke came from the man’s nostrils. Berk knew that Garth was struggling with his dragon and Berk didn’t understand what he was saying, but felt it was really important that it be said. “It’s okay to let your dragon join us, Garth. Just so you don’t go all lizard on me, I’m okay with it.”
When turquoise and gold scales started forming along Garth’s arms and legs, Berk couldn’t hold back his gasp, “Wow!”
“I can’t control it.” Garth said in a low gravelly tone.
“You’re not going to go completely dragon... right? I mean, the room is big, but I don’t know if it can take your dragon size.” Berk said in wonder.
Shaking his head, Garth replied, “No. I’m fine, it’s just...” Holding up his hands, Berk saw the large sharp claws and knew that Garth was in what the books called a partial shift. Sometimes, the books said, that the shifter did this when mating for the first time. It’s necessary for them to truly bond.
“It’s fine. Now come here and make us one.” Berk softly said.
Garth didn’t have to be told twice. Once second, Berk was lying back with his legs hanging over the side of the bed, and the next, he was in the air and bouncing in the middle of the bed. “Hey!”
Garth looked sheepishly at Berk. “Sorry. I guess I don’t know my own strength.”
“Well let’s just say thank
you to whoever that you didn’t toss me through the ceiling.” Berk said with a snicker.
Garth suddenly looked around. “Lube! We need lube!”
“In the drawer with the lamp. I uh... well, I don’t have practical experience, but I like porn and toys.”
Garth raised a brow, “We’ll have to explore that toy option next time. For now I need you too much to wait another second.”
“I wish I’d known you wanted to wait to play with the toys.” Berk said with a wink.
Garth was confused until Berk bent his legs and he got a good look at the deep blue plug sticking from his mate’s ass. Gulping, he rasped, “Is that...” Gripping the end, Garth tugged, then let go and watched the plug get sucked back inside his mate’s entrance.
There was no holding back the moan of pleasure Berk felt as the plug slid back into place. When Garth did it again and then again, Berk thought he would go insane.
“Please Garth.” He begged
“You can’t bring me a toy and not expect me to play with it.” Garth said, in a deep rasping tone.
Berk licked his lips and arched his back, letting out a long groan when Garth pulled the plug almost all the way out, then pushed it back in with more force than before. It hit his pleasure spot, and Berk let out a sound he didn’t even know he could make. “Garth, I’m gonna come if you keep doing that.”
“Oh, I think not. When you come it will be with me buried balls deep inside you.” Garth growled, his eyes flashing fire once again.
“Then get inside me, Garth. I need you.” Berk practically whimpered when he did the pull push of the plug hitting that spot again.
Finally, Garth must have taken pity on Berk, because he was pulling the plug out and setting it to the side.
Garth grabbed the lube and Berk watched as he popped the lid and poured a large amount onto his hand, then began to stroke his long, thick cock, making sure it was coated well. “Let me see you stretch yourself more, mate. I don’t know how long I can hold my dragon back from taking you and I don’t want to hurt you.”
Berk grabbed the lube and put some on his fingers. The plug had helped stretch him, but he knew he would need at least four fingers in order to fit that massive cock his mate was carrying around.
Neither man’s gaze left the others. It was as if they needed to see the wanting, and from what Berk could see, his mate more than wanted, he needed... just like Berk did, and it brought a smile to his lips.
Pulling his fingers from his hole, Berk rasped, “Make me yours, Garth.”
Garth aligned his cock to Berk’s glistening and stretched entrance, growling, “You already are.” Then pushed in right past the ring of muscles that guarded his channel.
Berk gripped Garth’s biceps, then arched his back and let out a low hiss. There was a sting, but it wasn’t enough for him to ask Garth to stop. The last thing he wanted was for Garth to stop.
Garth stopped all movement, but Berk shook his head, “Give it to me, mate. I can take it.” Hell, from the way his cock didn’t even soften a little, he had to admit, “I like the bit of burn.”
His mate took Berk at his word, because the next push had Garth sliding in until Berk felt Garth’s balls smacking the back of his ass. “Fuck you’re so tight. You grip my dick so fucking good.”
“So full. So good.” Berk murmured wiggling his hips trying to get Garth to move.
The grip on Berk’s hips tightened as Garth hissed, “Don’t move or this is going to be over before we really get started.”
Berk grinned. “Oh, now that wouldn’t be good at all. I’d hoped you had much more stamina then a teenaged hatchling.”
Garth tossed his head back as he laughed, then looked down and into Berk’s eyes still grinning, “You make me feel like a hormonal hatchling.” Then he leaned down and kissed the stuffing out of Berk.
With his mate’s lips on him and the feeling of fullness and need growing, Berk pulled back his lips and arched his hips, hissing, “Can we move now?”
Garth didn’t answer with words. Instead, he pulled his cock halfway out, then pushed forward.
The zing of bliss that passed over Berk had him meeting his mate with each thrust. Both men calling out to the gods for strength.
Berk was torn between wanting to come and not wanting to come. The need was building the faster and harder Garth moved, but the pleasure was so intense and amazing, he never wanted it to end.
Running his hands up and down Garth’s scaly arms it still amazed him at how warm and smooth they felt, and how seeing his mate like this didn’t disgust him. It was quite the opposite. Berk found it hot as hell and he hoped that after they bonded, he would still get to have Garth like this once in a while.
Garth lifted Berk’s legs over his shoulders and started plowing into him harder and faster. The move had Garth’s cock scraping over his pleasure gland with each in and out thrust, and Berk knew he wasn’t going to last much longer.
Suddenly Garth started to speak, but somehow Berk knew it was more his dragon talking then Garth’s human side. “You are mine, human. You are my mate. Mine to protect. Mine to love. Mine to cherish for all time. You will bear my children and we will love them and protect them together.”
Berk gasped as Garth lifted up and his emerald eyes flickered with flames. Garth drew in a deep breath and Berk watched in horror as a bright-blue flame was blown onto him. He cringed back until he realized he wasn’t being burned... not a fiery burn at least. However, the sharp heat of pleasure that hit Berk intensified to the point of almost pain. His balls began to draw tighter and tighter, until Berk couldn’t stop from arching his back and his neck screaming, “Coming!”
Cum filled the space between him and Garth. His mate slammed in and out, never letting up on the fiery breath until he slammed forward and let out a roar that shook the entire house. Liquid heat filled Berk’s channel and Berk found himself surrounded inside and out with fire causing him to come once again.
Berk didn’t know when the fire stopped, but he opened his eyes to Garth brushing his hand gently through Berk’s hair. “You’re back with me.”
“Did I pass out?” Berk asked, feeling his cheeks heat with embarrassment.
Garth laughed, “Don’t feel ashamed of it. There is no greater compliment than to have my mate pass out from the pleasure I could bring to him.”
Berk laughed, saying, “Then you are welcome. I will gladly pass out every time we make love if it makes you happy and I can feel that again.”
Garth pulled from his mate’s wet cum-filled hole and got out of the bed. He made his way into the bathroom and Berk could hear the water running. The sweat on his body had him shivering from the coolness it created with the light breeze coming from the open balcony doors Garth had never closed from earlier. Berk hadn’t realized he had closed his eyes until they flew open when Garth placed a warm washcloth to his cum-soaked chest and then his backside. “Thank you.”
Tossing the dirty washcloth towards the bathroom Garth crawled into the bed and pulled a blanket from the bottom of the bed over their legs, then ran his hand over Berk’s heart, “You are mine. Marked and blessed by the ruler of the dragon gods, Marduk himself.”
Berk looked to where his mate touched and saw the flames over his heart. It wasn’t a tattoo as much as a branding, and Berk couldn’t stop from placing his hand over Garth’s, whispering, “We are one.”
CHAPTER 12
“You want to talk about it?” Nort asked Berk.
Berk looked at his dad, “Talk about what?”
“What it means to be mated to a dragon shifter.” Nort said in words, but the tone had a, “Duh,” in there as well.
Shrugging, Berk said, “I don’t know what to say, Dad. I don’t understand it all myself. I know it seems like I’ve rushed into this, but I can’t say I regret it. If anything, I feel complete... whole... shit... I don’t know. I feel like everything I’ve ever been missing has been filled. It’s not just mating with Garth, but you and Mom too. I feel
like everything I was ever meant to have is with me for once. I don’t feel...”
“Alone.” Nort said with a nod. “I can tell. So can your mom. If it means anything, your mom and I are really happy for you, son. You deserve the future you have in front of you, and all we have ever wanted has been for you to find peace.”
Berk grasped his dad’s hand and gave it a squeeze. “I am at peace. It’s kind of embarrassing to know you and Mom heard us last night, but I couldn’t wait another minute to bond with Garth.”
“What’s it like?” Nort asked, then when the man saw his confusion, he added, “Being bonded. What’s it like?”
“It’s hard to explain, but I can feel him in here.” Berk said, pointing at his head and then his heart, “And here. I know that he’s worried about me and he’s being a very bad mate right now.”
“Bad how?” Nort asked with confusion.
Berk stopped and looked down at his map they were given at the gate. “He’s listening in to our conversation.”
“I’m not listening in, I’m scanning the area looking for Carl Deaven. It would not be good for him to be spying on you, and for you and your father to be caught unawares.” Garth said, within his mind.
It still freaked Berk out that they could mind speak and also Garth could see whatever Berk did if he wanted to. Apparently, mating a dragon had its perks. To Bo’s relief it meant that Trevor didn’t have to join them for this task, since Garth could follow everything through their bond.
Hearing shouting, Berk held his father back. “Wait here.”
“What are you doing?” Nort asked.
Berk ignored his father, not wanting to let the people arguing see him coming. Instead he held up his hand and his father watched as Berk made his way to the seal-feeding area.
“Damn it, Carl, leave Sally alone. She’s in no condition for your shit.”
Berk looked around the corner and saw Carl facing off with a large dark-haired man and a woman that stood behind him looking terrified.
“I want to know who the father of her child is, and I want to know now. She wasn’t given permission to procreate, and I want to know who fathered that baby.” Carl snarled.