“You’ll see.” Dusk smiled cheekily, giving Layla a purposeful wink. Excusing himself, Dusk rose from the table and went to the bedroom in the back of the jet. When he returned, Layla blinked to see he’d applied a glamour over his Dragon-scales and dusky coloring. As he returned to the table looking fully human, though still drop-dead gorgeous and deeply tanned, his hair perfectly coiffed and his lips sensually full, Layla suddenly laughed outright.
Realizing they actually were vacationing in the human world rather than the Twilight Realm.
As the jet took a sharper angle, circling the island, Dusk downed his drink and Layla finished hers. Touching down on a long airstrip near the coast, it was a short minute before the engines were whining to a stop and Adrian’s co-pilot moved through, opening the door. Dusk was up quickly, fetching Layla’s bag and his own as he grinned at her, their heavy conversation left behind as excitement awaited.
As Dusk motioned for Layla to precede him out of the jet, she breathed deep of the muggy morning Caribbean air. She smiled at how incredibly normal it smelled, full of the sea and detritus and jet fuel from the small airport. Stepping out of the jet and down the stairs, her heart lightened towards how she’d felt earlier. Layla suddenly felt a deep excitement at having an expensive human-world vacation in the Caribbean, something she’d never done. As she found herself beaming at Dusk and him grinning back rakishly with a sexy wink before donning his chic dark shades, Layla saw a shiny black Bentley pull up.
And getting out was one of the handsomest men she’d ever known.
Adrian Rhakvir.
CHAPTER 6 – HUMAN
Dressed in a slim white collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up, beige slacks, and russet oxfords with a matching belt, Adrian Rhakvir pulled down chic sunglasses as Layla ran down the jet’s steps. He was already laughing as she threw herself into his arms, kissing him with abandon and feeling him devour her back. For the first time in weeks, not having her Dragon-magic was surprisingly okay; Layla simply reveled in the feel of Adrian’s ultra-fit, lean body and his ridiculously soft, smooth lips. She loved the way his long hands splayed at her waist; the way his tall, iron-wrought body bent into hers to kiss her deeper. His desert winds teased her as he kissed her, playing with her hair and stroking her collarbones. As she finally pulled back, breathless, Adrian was breathing hard also.
Growling a sexy chuckle at her lips.
“So I guess you figured some things out with Rake this week.” Adrian smiled deeply, his Mediterranean-blue eyes sparkling in the bright day as he nuzzled her nose.
“I did.” Layla grinned, feeling like her heart might burst to be in Adrian’s arms. Nuzzling his nose back, she grinned. “And I amreallylooking forward to this vacation you and Dusk planned.”
“It was all Dusk, actually.” Adrian smiled, corralling her closer with his strong hands. “Shall we get to the resort?”
“Totally.” Kissing him one last time, Layla pulled back. Though a chauffeur in a breezy white Caribbean suit stood nearby, Dusk heaved their bags into the Bentley’s trunk and slammed it, as Adrian slung an arm around Layla’s waist.
“Everything all set at the resort, Adrian?” Dusk asked with a cheeky smile and a wink, as if further surprises awaited.
“All set.” Adrian spoke back, with a smile to Layla nearly as devious as Dusk’s. “We’re going to have one hell of a vacation. Provided you like sand, sun, sex, and booze, of course.”
“Well, it just so happens I love all those things.” Layla spoke cheekily, slinging an arm around Dusk now in addition to Adrian and pinning them close to her sides. “But mostly, I like the both of you.”
“Cheeky drakaina.” Dusk growled brightly as he kissed her lips. “Let’s go. I am getting out of this stuffy suit at the first opportunity and into some jams for the beach!”
“But I like your suit!” Layla protested with a laugh as they stepped to the car.
“I like it, too.” Dusk grinned at her. “But wearing a suit every day and most nights ruling as Crystal Dragon King has made me look forward to beach wear, we’ll put it that way.”
As the chauffeur opened the door to the backseat, Adrian slid in with Layla and Dusk, rather than take the passenger side. All three cuddled together in the back with Layla in the middle as the driver fired up the car and they pulled away from the tarmac. Reaching over Dusk, Layla hit the button to roll down the window so she could smell the ocean, and Adrian did the same on the other side. Cuddling back into Adrian, Layla slung her legs up over Dusk’s lap as they drove from the airport through a swath of trees onto a road that wound along the coast.
Sun dappled the car as a warm Caribbean breeze wafted through with the scent of the ocean. Layla heaved a deep sigh as Adrian wound her into his arms and Dusk curled her bare legs close, stroking her ankles as they drove. All were silent a while, settling into their mutual closeness. It had been five days since Layla had last seen them, and though the time hadn’t been all that long, it felt like years. She’d been such a ball of sadness and confusion ever since the battle that she’d eschewed close time with them. And though her drakaina still wasn’t in her veins much, Layla could feel both Adrian and Dusk’s deep relief that she’d found her balance again at the canyon.
And her tenderness.
Cuddling back into Adrian, Layla devoured the way his soft lips whispered over her cheek, and the way she could feel him smile as his nose nuzzled her hair. Dusk’s warm hands were smooth as he stroked her calves – and then suddenly gripped her ankles.
Making Layla writhe as Adrian’s hand tightened around her ribs.
“Oh, don’t do that.” Layla breathed as her heart hammered fast at their sexy, forceful play. “We’re not going to see the island if you both do that.”
“It’s been a while since all three of us last got to dothat.” Dusk rumbled with a chuckle, leaning against the car door so he could watch Layla and Adrian with a dark delight in his sapphire eyes.
“Maybe we miss it.” Adrian murmured sexily at her cheek as he nuzzled her hair again. “Maybe we like you feeling calm and bright again, even if your drakaina isn’t calling us. There’s a lot more between the three of us than just hot magic, Layla.”
Layla could feel the truth of Adrian’s words as he palmed her ribs, massaging her in a way that was possessive and oh-so-good as he nuzzled her neck. Dusk was growling as he watched Adrian’s attentions – slipping a hand up Layla’s thigh and gripping her, hard. The combined sensation of their strength made Layla writhe, her heart beating fast in her chest.
They’d not made love since Layla had lost her magic; she’d just not felt into it, and they hadn’t pushed. But now, lust was surfacing between all three of them, and Layla felt how all of them missed it – Dragon-power or no. And though her drakaina didn’t rise to her men’s scintillating possession of her as Adrian kissed her neck with his soft lips and Dusk massaged her thigh with his strong hands, theirs did. The hot scent of Adrian’s cinnamon-jasmine wind swirled through the car as a low roll of Dusk’s power shuddered the Bentley like an expertly installed subwoofer. The combination left Layla breathless as she writhed between them.
A very human passion surging in her veins.
