He pressed her hard bud, and Tasha screamed as her pussy milked his cock. The pressure sent Brad over the edge, and with each jet of his semen, Tasha screamed louder.
When they both finally came down, he collapsed on top of Tasha, all while being careful to use his arms to keep from crushing her.
Merely having her warm body next to his while he was still inside her was fucking perfect. There was nowhere else he’d rather be than right here with his mate, the female he loved and wanted to convince to love him back.
His dragon roared. No more time for thinking, or planning, or human shit. It’s my turn. I want our mate.
Brad managed to get out, “My dragon’s coming out,” before his beast pushed to the front of his mind and put Brad behind a mental barrier. If he truly needed to break free, he could. But Brad knew his beast needed to claim Tasha as much as the human half did.
So his beast pulled out of Tasha, flipped her onto her stomach, and raised her hips into the air. The slightly deeper voice of his dragon said, “You’re mine. I’m going to claim you, over and over, until you know you’re mine.”
Tasha looked over her shoulder and merely smiled. “No arguments here.”
With a roar, his beast plunged into her pussy and thrust hard. No gentle touches or build up with his dragon. It was just raw desire, lust, and a driving need to fill her until she carried their child.
By the time his dragon came, making Tasha cry out with another orgasm, Brad found his opening and took charge again.
And so it went, day after day, with only minimal breaks, as both man and beast sated their most basic desire to truly claim their mate.
Chapter Twelve
In the weeks after Brad had told Tasha she was finally pregnant—something that was still sinking in—she did her best to learn as much as she could about dragon-shifters so she could fit in on StoneRiver.
Megan and one of the teachers she’d been working with—Brianna—were the people she was closest with on StoneRiver. Ashley came to visit when she could, and Tasha had even met the two non-ADDA-related humans from PineRock who were mated to dragon-shifters, Ryan and Tori.
All in all, she was adjusting. However, today was a special day, and she couldn’t help but pace the living room as she waited for Brad to come downstairs.
He finally descended dressed in a suit but no tie, and her mouth fell open.
Yes, he was delicious naked. But something about the fit of the dark suit made him even sexier, if that were possible.
He chuckled. “Don’t drool on yourself, love. We don’t have time for you to change if we’re to be on time for the groundbreaking ceremony.”
Right, the ceremony signaling a true beginning to her new life. Well, at least another one added to the dragon-shifter husband and a half-dragon baby on the way.
She closed her mouth and cleared her throat. “Would you rather I pretend I didn’t find you irresistible in that outfit?” She gave him one of her heated gazes. “Because it could be nice if you kept it on later and let me peel it away slowly.”
His eyes flashed rapidly, and the corner of her mouth ticked up. It was getting easier and easier to provoke his dragon, in a good way of course. Maybe some found the two personalities weird, but she liked how it kept her on her toes.
Tasha walked up to Brad, placed a hand on his chest, and whispered into his ear, “Do you need a moment to tame the beast before we go out?”
He sighed. “Stop calling my dick the beast.”
She laughed. “It’s too much fun.” Leaning back to meet his gaze, she noticed his lips twitching and added, “Besides, you like me teasing you. The quicker you embrace it and stop trying to deny it, the sooner you can up your game for comebacks.”
He smiled as he stroked her cheek. “I’m working on it.”
“My offer still stands—I can give you a few classes on the subject.”
“I’m merely biding my time, Tasha. So when I come out swinging, you’ll know.”
She grinned at the promise in his words. And as they stared at one another, joy, happiness, and something she’d been trying to hold back rushed through her body.
She’d realized a few days ago that she loved Brad, but she hadn’t said the words yet. Partly because she didn’t want to ruin the groundbreaking for her new business by having tension between them if he didn’t feel the same. But also because she knew he’d been hurt deeply before and she didn’t want to appear to rush him.
Brad was the first to move, placing his hand over her lower abdomen, a reminder that a part of him and a part of her was there, growing by the day. He murmured, “And remember, my top priority is protecting you and the baby. Witty remarks won’t scare off an enemy. Once things calm down, I can relax a little more.”
Tasha sobered a fraction, placing her hand over his and squeezing slightly in reassurance. “You can do both, Brad. Besides, the lawyers have backed off, and it appears the League has as well. I’m tainted goods now, after all. So they’ll leave us alone.”