“I love the way you speak,” I moaned.
“Do you?” He bit my neck. Sparks of electric fire raced down my nerves until my body sizzled with pleasure.
“Yes,” I moaned.
He ground his hips into me, sending those sinful bursts of lightning pulsating through his cock. My nails dug into the throne, a keening sound ripped from my throat. “Does it excite you that I can make you feel like this?”
“Oh yes, yes, yes!” I begged. My vision watered as the pleasure grew intense. I blinked tears away, letting them roll down my face.
Dante shuddered behind me. “Look at those pretty tears.” His arm came around my waist and he used it to flip me around. Using his hand to guide the back of my head down to the throne before he buried himself back inside with a harsh thrust. “My Princess is trying to make a monster out of me,” he bit out in a hard thrust. “Give me more. Tell me what you need, my treasure.”
“I need you, Dante,” I groaned out. This new position drove him deeper until I was a shuddering mess beneath him. My legs shook, another orgasm threatening to snatch the soul from my body. “I need you so fucking much.”
“Then take me, love. Take all of me.” He released my hair to wrap his arms around my hips, holding me tight as he drove hard and fast into me. The chain on his throne rattled against the stone floor. Every single strike of his hips sent waves of pleasure thrumming through me. His arm tightened around my waist until it threatened to snap.
“Dante! Oh, fuck!” I cried out as he drilled into me, deep and fast. One last thrust, and my body exploded, my mind going blank with pleasure. My entire body spasmed, and I felt the rush of my release around his cock.
Then he broke, thrusting into me with force and ravishing my mouth with a scorching kiss. He forced my knees up to my shoulders, giving himself deeper access, then threw his head back and ground his cock into my giving pussy. All at once, every muscle in his large body contracted, sinews and tendons straining, until he grunted, his release burying deep inside me. Dante panted and languidly continued to thrust inside me, before he finally slumped against the throne.
He sank to his knees and lovingly kissed my thigh. “I love you, Cherry.”
I meant to say I love you too, but the back-to-back orgasms had strained my throat so much it came out more like “I lerph me ner.”
He snorted, shoulders shaking as he laughed. “What?”
Giggling, I held up a finger, showing I needed a minute. I took a deep breath, forcing my brain to come down from the high to remember what words sound like. “I love you too.”
Chapter 23
Cherry
After a well-deserved nap and closet raid for new clothes, we warped back to the Whispering Isle. With Felix still at Kirkwall, the easiest way to get back to Boohail was to simply find the werewolf and use his stone to take us all back.
We sank through the clouds until they parted into a glittering sea. The high trees of Kibar’s forests looked like pin needles in the distance. It almost felt surreal to finally be heading home.
I fiddled with the strands of Dante’s mane and sat back to enjoy the ocean view rushing beneath us. Its water shimmered like diamonds in the morning light. The waves were calm, giving the water an almost glass-like appearance.
… Wait.
Dread pooled in my stomach. I sat up and scanned the water’s surface. “Dante, pull up.”
“Hmm?”
Ahead of us, I saw a bubble float to the surface, disturbing the water. Panic set my nerves on fire. I gripped fistfuls of his mane and pulled, desperately trying to steer him as I screamed, “DANTE, PULL UP RIGHT NOW!”
With a jerk, the dragon veered upright, just as a wall of teeth shot out of the water. The jaws snapped shut, clipping a few scales from Dante’s neck. Sparks nipped at my legs and lightning raced down his body. He whipped around and slammed his tail at the larger creature, who roared at the bite of his lightning.
Before I could so much as blink, our attacker slammed into my dragon’s side. His mane slipped through my fingers and my body was flung into the air like a rag doll. Dante reached for me, but was thrown back when a blue dragon rammed into his side.
My back hit the water hard, stealing the air from my lungs. Stunned, I did nothing but sink. Watching on in horror as Gideon sank his fangs into Dante’s leg.
Something grabbed my legs. I kicked. Searing pain shot through my foot and I cried out, the last of my breath turned to bubbles around my face. I looked down to see the needle-like fur of my worst nightmare dragging me deeper into the water.
No, no, not again!
Frantic, I thrashed at the water dog. Slamming my foot into its crooked face until the hand on the end of its tail released me. I swam to the surface as fast as I could, gulping in precious air as soon as my head broke free.
The dragons crashed into the water, the resulting wave sucking me up into the swell. My heart leaped into my throat as the world spun. Brief glimpses of sky filled my vision before an enormous explosion of white water and force dragged me down. Deeper and deeper until I feared I’d never see the sky again.
