Clenching the edge of the table, Brad murmured, “Until you decide one way or the other about the frenzy, this is how it has to be. I want to talk with you, hold you, tease you, and so many other things. But my dragon is getting impatient.”
Well, then it was time to be blunt and ask some probing questions. “You say he’s impatient, but does that mean out of control? If I let you, say, see me naked and touch me, would it help your dragon or make everything worse?
His eyes met hers again, his pupils flashing between round and slitted even quicker than before. “Why would you ask that?”
She leaned forward a little. “Because of two things. One, I like you, Brad, and you’re pretty sexy. And two, if it helps your dragon and brings back the man I want to know better, I’m all for it. So it really comes down to whether your dragon can stay grounded or not.”
After a few beats, his pupils finally stayed round. “My beast says he can control himself if it means he can feel or taste you.”
At his words, heat raced through her body and ended between her thighs.
Maybe, just maybe, she was about to have one of her dream fantasies come to life.
And she was all for it.
Tasha just needed to do like she always did though, and make sure there was a plan in place. “I want to believe you 100 percent, but is there any backup protocol if this goes too far or makes your dragon crazy?”
For the first time in over a day, Brad’s lips curled into a faint smile. “You invite me to lick your body from head to toe and still remain practical.”
The image of Brad licking down her neck, then to her breast, and finally between her thighs made her squirm a little in her seat. “I never mentioned licking.”
“Oh, but I think you want it now.”
Damn him, he was right.
Keep it together, Tasha. Just for a little longer. She cleared her throat. “I won’t deny it. That’d be pointless anyway, given your superhero-like senses. But I still need to know about any sort of precautions to take. I’ve been learning more about inner dragons, and sometimes they can lose their heads with a true mate.”
His eyes flashed again before he replied, “My dragon says only the weak ones cave. He wouldn’t do that. But if you want extra assurances, you can have a phone with David and Jon on speed dial.”
As she studied his face, her gut believed him about staying in control. Although the fact he offered other options only made her want him more.
So now it was just the matter of making it happen.
Standing, she then walked to the sliding door and looked over her shoulder. “Once you’re finished, come find me and we’ll test your dragon a little, okay?”
And as she went up the stairs and started to undress in her bedroom, Tasha’s heart pounded.
She had a feeling this experience would shift her relationship even more with Brad, and yet she was more than a little eager for it to happen. And not just because she wanted to bring the more open version of him back, either.
Ashley kept saying a person’s first time with a dragonman was better than anyone could imagine. So it seemed as if Tasha was about to test that theory and see if it were true.
Brad waited until Tasha was gone before he said to his beast, Are you positive you can do this and not go too far?
His dragon huffed. Of course I can. Stop doubting me. Tasting our mate even a little will help. It’s one step closer to finally claiming her as our own.
The words rang with truth. And given how Tasha had basically said they could lick her pussy and make her squirm, Brad was done staying away from her.
He dashed up the stairs and stopped just outside her room. His dragon said, She should be in our room, not in this one.
Soon, dragon.
He heard something fall to the floor and his heart rate kicked up.
His mate could be naked, or mostly so, just on the other side of the door.
Blood rushed to his cock at the thought of all her warm, brown skin exposed and ready for his tongue.
Somehow he possessed enough self-control to knock instead of just breaking down the door. Tasha said, “Come in.”