Kiss the Dragon (Maidens Book One)

by Michelle Fox

  “Aye, well that’s true enough.” He squeezed me close and his lips found mine again. This kiss was more serious than the first. His teeth nipped at the full flesh of my bottom lip and his tongue stroked mine. His hands went to the knot holding my bikini in place and I didn’t stop him.

  Now that I thought about it, clothes really did just get in the way. I needed to feel Alec’s skin on mine without any barriers. I even resented the hot spring when its hot and steamy wetness flooded between us.

  Alec removed my bikini top and tossed it onto the rocky shore behind me. Hooking his fingers on either side of the bikini bottom, he pulled, ripping the fabric away.

  “Hey,” I protested.

  “Donna worry, I packed an extra in the picnic basket. You won’t be naked going back to the hotel.”

  I playfully swatted his shoulder. “Just how many bathing suits do you plan on buying?”

  “As many as it takes,” he said, his expression serious. “And I hope it takes a lot.”

  “Do all dragons have a one track mind?” I asked, gasping a bit as his fingers slipped inside the slick folds between my legs.

  “When it comes to their maidens, they donna think of anything else.” He thrust a finger into me. “And one thing not many people know about dragons is they can hold their breath for a long time.”

  “Oh really?” I moaned the words, doing my best to show interest in random dragon factoids, but Alec’s fingers were doing sinful things to me. This was not a good time for conversation, my focus was on how Alec would touch me next.

  “Let me show you.” He dove under water, hands spreading my knees wide as his mouth found my core.

  My eyes widened. Perhaps that factoid hadn’t been so random after all.

  Alec stayed underwater, anchoring himself with his hands on my hips as his tongue played over my flesh, hard then soft, fast then slow. He used the spring water in a truly wicked manner, flushing it over my most sensitive spots with merciless pressure.

  Once again, his fingers found their way into my wet passage and rubbed. I arched, almost falling back into the water and screamed as an orgasm rocked my body.

  He lingered underwater for a bit longer, tickling my throbbing core with flicks of his tongue and wringing every last bit of pleasure from my body. The climax pulsed through me, driven by Alec’s fingers and mouth. Finally, when the orgasm had faded to the faintest echo, he came up for air.

  Damn. He wasn’t even breathing hard.

  This gave me all sorts of interesting ideas about Loch Ness, which wasn’t all that far from his castle. I was almost grateful to the voice for bringing us together. Alec was the first good thing to come of its power. My only worry was whether he would be left to die like my parents. How much would Alec suffer because of me? Was I safe for good, or was this just a pit-stop before the next kidnapping attempt? I wished I could see that much of the future, so I would know for sure, but that was not how the voice worked.

  “You’re frowning,” Alec said, running a gentle finger over my brow. “That wasna what I was going for.”

  “Sorry,” I said, flushing. “I was just thinking this is too good to be true.”

  He nodded. “I know that feeling. We will just have to prove to each other that we are real and not going anywhere.” His hands went to my hips and pulled me forward. “Starting now.”

  His hard shaft poked my stomach and I reached down to wrap my hand around him. “This is real.”

  “So is this.” He leaned down and captured one of my nipples in his mouth, sucking hard. I had to grip his shoulder with my free hand, afraid I would fall otherwise. My body went slack with sensation. The scrub of his five o’ clock shadow, the thin edges of his teeth and the insistent thrashing of his tongue all conspired to rob me of control. Not that I minded.

  He peeled my hand off his shaft and lifted me up. Moving on instinct, I wrapped my legs around his waist, allowing him to slide home. I convulsed as he filled me, every muscle straining to take more of him. He had yet to touch my other nipple, but it stiffened as if he had.

  “Alec,” I gasped as he began to move in and out.

  “Aye, lass.”

  I couldn’t speak so I ground my hips into him instead, letting my body take over.

  “You like this or should I stop?” He went still and my fingers reflexively dug into his back, urging him on.

  “Take me, dragon.”

  “Aye, that I will, maiden. Many times.” He resumed moving and took the other nipple in his mouth, the tip so hard I was sure I couldn’t take much more. Alec flattened his tongue over my breast, pressing into my flesh and easing the tension. Why I don’t know, because the second my body relaxed, he wasted no time winding it tight again. He lashed his tongue over the sensitive tip and nipped at it, using more force than he had before.

  I moaned, grinding into him, needing all of him. I couldn’t stand it. Every nerve was alight with searing pleasure. There was too much energy crowding my nervous system, and needing an outlet, I planted my teeth in his shoulder to release it.

  Alec grunted as I bit him and he thrust into me with matching intensity. Our love making became rough and wild, as if we wanted to consume each other. I sank my teeth into him again. He repaid me in kind, marking the flesh around my nipple. I raked my nails along his back as he shoved me against the rocks, holding me in place as he took me with increasing force.

  I loved it. All of it. The sting of his love bite throbbing in my breast. The rocks scraping my flesh. Alec’s strength holding me down, keeping me in place so he could bury himself in me.

  The bond between us flared to life, strong and sure. We’d been born for each other. Across space and time, against all odds, we’d found one another. I was supposed to be here with Alec, letting him take me in an Icelandic hot spring. The voice didn’t have to speak, I could feel the moment was ordained by whatever magic governed true love. The stones had sung the day we first joined, and in the spring, I heard the ringing of bells.

  “I love you Alec,” I said, throwing my head back and howling the words.

  He held me even tighter. “And I love you, maiden mine.”

  We both came with harsh yells, his a low growl, mine high and keening. And then we were silent, the spring bubbling and frothing around us, all stirred up. Alec leaned his weight into me as I rested against him. We were one.

  Chapter Nine

  We flew back to Scotland, leaving at midnight to hide Alec’s dragon form from human eyes. It had been hard to leave the springs, but I knew it was time. I could feel the energy calling me and the voice stirring in my gut. The voice wasn’t talking, not yet, but it was more aware than it had been. We’d had a respite, nothing more. It was time to re-enter the real world and face whatever waited for us there.

  I hoped it was good news.

  Also, I missed my cupcake shop. My fingers itched to bake again. All this adventure had left me craving the orderly flow of a recipe. I especially wanted to make Alec some cupcakes.

  All the brothers were there to greet us when Alec landed on the turret. When he set me on the ground, the three men rushed to hug me. Niall with his shock of orange hair and crooked smile hugged me without abandon.

  “Nice to see you’re in one piece, lass” he said. “I’ve been minding your shop for you.”

  “You have?” I looked at him, surprised.

  “Aye. I needed something to keep me from losing my mind with worry.” His mouth turned down in a frown. “I’m afraid I havena the touch to make cupcakes though.”

  “Well, maybe you can make cookies for the shop,” I said, giving him a squeeze. “Because you certainly have the touch for those.”

  His eyes widened as he considered the idea, but he didn’t have a chance to say anything as Malcolm elbowed him out of the way. His dark eyes took me in, scanning me from head to toe. “You’re all right then, lass? I know Alec said you were, but I’d like to hear it with my own ears and see it for myself.”

  “Yes,” I said, touc
hed by his concern. “It was a near thing, but we’re both okay. How are you?”

  He lifted a shoulder in a half shrug. “Better than I would be if you two hadn’t rescued me. Thank you for that.”

  “It was all my fault,” I said. “The least I could do was try to keep you from suffering a fate meant for me.”

  “I’ve been researching your sight,” he said. “I don’t think you can get rid of it, it’s part of you now, but I can help you control it. Box it into a corner, so to speak, and learn to use it instead of it using you.”

  “That sounds great,” I said feeling a bit giddy at the news. Even half free would be a huge improvement.

  “I’m working on a charm that will cloak you, too. Something to keep people from finding you.”

  “No one will bother ye again” said Niall.

  Malcolm started to say something else, but Gavin shoved him to the side and swept me up into a big bear hug, which, frankly, terrified me. I shrieked. Alec roared while Malcolm and Niall rushed to try and catch their brother, the one who always went too far. He spun away from them, an impish gleam in his eyes.

  “Shall I throw you over the edge?” he asked. “See how fast my brother can fly?”

  I shoved a knee into his stomach, driving the air from his lungs with a loud ‘oof.’ Fighting to breathe, he very gently set me down and stepped away, choking out, “I’ll take that as a no.”

  I glared at the big blond. “Someday your maiden is going to come, Gavin and you’re going to have to be a man, not an asshole.”

  He stumbled back, my words seeming to hit him like blows. I saw a raw vulnerability in his face and almost felt bad for what I’d said, but then my resolve stiffened. He needed to hear it. They all did.

  I looked at each of the brothers in turn. “Your spell worked, Malcolm. I’ve seen glimpses of its future. I am the first maiden but not the last. The others are coming, in their own time, on their own path. You will be free one day, all of you. The curse will be broken, but,” I raised a warning finger, “be sure you’re worthy of the maiden who comes for you.” That last bit was more for Gavin than anyone else, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt for the other two to hear it.

  Niall’s eyes went wide as an owl’s at my words while Malcolm just blinked at me. Gavin retreated, hovering on the threshold of the stairs leading back down to the castle. He wanted to run.

  Alec came to stand next to me, naked and formidable, anger emanating from him in waves of heat. “Are you all right, Sara? Did he hurt you?” He shot his brother a baleful glare.

  “Yes, but I’m not so sure he’s okay.” I crossed my arms and watched as Gavin finally turned tail and ran, disappearing down the turret steps. I’d been too much for him, which maybe explained why he was so aggressive with me. I’d seen it before. Some men couldn’t handle a strong woman, couldn’t stop trying to top her.

  Oh man, Gavin was in for a world of hurt when his maiden showed up. If he thought I was difficult… I let the thought trail off and just shook my head. Then I stood on my tip toes and kissed Alec on the cheek, so very glad that, out of all the dragons, he was mine.

  “We’re home.” A little trill went through me at the word home. I had Alec and my cupcake shop waited. Life was just about perfect.

  He wrapped an arm around me. “Aye, that we are.”

  “And you’re free.”

  “Soon you will be, too, maiden mine.” Alec turned his head and captured my lips in a searing kiss that I felt all the way down to my toes.

  One of the two brothers still on the turret cleared their throats. “We’ll leave you two to recover from your journey.” It was Niall and he sounded a little gobsmacked.

  “Aye,” chimed in Malcolm, sounding unsure of himself. “Mayhap tomorrow we can discuss the ideas I have about controlling your sight.”

  I smiled at both men, infusing the gesture with kindness. “I didn’t mean to spook you guys.”

  Malcolm raised his hands. “No offense taken, lass. You spoke the truth and we needed to hear it.”

  “We just need to think on it. We’ve been brothers alone for nigh two hundred years. Change is going to be…interesting,” Niall added.

  “Well, let me tell you, my brothers, your maiden is worth any sacrifice.” Alec squeezed me tight. “When she comes, you will let nothing stand in your way.”

  Gazing up into Alec’s eyes, I watched the copper flame that burned there dance. “And she will love you with all her heart.”

  -Fin-

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