Glad she didn't say it aloud—she'd only get more embarrassed—she cleared her throat for what felt like the hundredth time that day. "I'm sure you're adequate."
His leg moved closer, his knee grazing her clit and making her gasp before he retreated. Pleasure rushed through her body, drenching her panties and it took everything she had not to ask him to do it again.
He smiled slowly. "You know dragon-shifters have keen senses, so I know you're eager for me to prove it, too."
He could smell her.
Maybe that would turn off some women, but it only made her wetter.
Which made it harder to concentrate. So she pulled back and scooted further down the table, out of the reach of his knee. "You won't be able to prove anything if we don't get through this. So, let's get started."
As she started to read, Jose crossed his arms over his chest and merely watched her. After a few minutes, she peeked up. "Aren't you going to read it, too?"
"I already did. And I have an eidetic memory, so I remember every word."
Of course, the sexy as hell, muscled man who could change into a damn dragon also had an eidetic memory. "Are you immortal, too, while you're at it?"
He snorted. "No, but I'm sure someone is working on that."
And he had a sense of humor.
If she stayed around him long enough, would she be able to just leave him at the end of all this?
Or would he want her to stay with him?
Stop with the romance novel-line of thinking, Tori. He wanted a conquest, not a wife. That wasn't a requirement of this whole thing.
So she went back to reading, signing when needed, and reminded herself this was about sex, getting pregnant, and nothing more.
As long as she remembered that, her heart would remain in one piece.
Maybe.
Chapter Three
A couple of hours later, Jose tapped his fingers against his thigh and wished the ADDA employee would drive a little faster.
The sooner they arrived at the cabin, the sooner he could strip the human and carry out his promise.
Damn, she'd been flirting and sexier than any female he'd ever met, all while filling out fucking paperwork.
His dragon spoke up. Then tell her we're her true mate. She deserves to know.
Eventually. I want to tease her sweet cunt first, make her scream, and then tell her.
Why? Are you afraid she'll say no and ask to leave?
It really shouldn't matter what Victoria would do, but Jose desperately wanted her to stay.
No female had ever been so easy to talk to, not even among his own kind. Yes, she found him hot and wanted him between her thighs as soon as possible, but there was more than wanting to bag him and run away. She was curious, and that might be enough to convince her of more.
Maybe, just maybe, fate had been right about this. Maybe she was his one female to hold, protect, and treasure above all else.
His dragon snorted. Since when are you romantic?
Fuck if I know. The female does strange things to me.
And she didn't even have to be next to him, or across from him, to do so.