by Juniper Hart
A loud knock on the door startled her, and Erica tensed, bolting upright.
“Who is it?” she called.
“Forgot my key,” came the muffled response. Erica rolled her eyes, sliding off the mattress to open the door.
Without warning, a figure came flying at her, pinning her back to the bed and glaring at her with enraged eyes.
“You think you can hide from me?” Schultz hissed at her. “You think you can run away from me so easily?”
Erica wrestled her arms against his, but he was surprisingly powerful for such a wiry man.
“Let me go!” she screamed, but he pressed his lips down on hers to silence the noise, his hands becoming vices against her wrists.
Erica jerked beneath him, but her actions were futile. Panic swelled in her mind as she felt herself unable to breathe.
Suddenly, Arthur was flying through the air, his body landing across the room in a sickening thud as it crashed against the wall near the door.
Gasping, Erica scrambled to her feet, where she froze in terror.
A scaly purple and black creature had entered the room, its long tail flicking against the carpet with anticipation. Its brilliant eyes rested on Erica, and when she opened her mouth to scream, no sound came out.
This is the creature I saw outside my window, she thought, her head racing, the rest of her thoughts swimming. This beast… this… dragon?
Slowly, he lowered his head, shifting his hazel eyes downward, and Erica understood immediately.
He has been protecting me all along, she realized, gulping. There was no longer any fear but a deep sense of gratitude as he turned away, a sharp claw snatching up the unconscious body of the stalker from the corner.
“No! Wait!” Erica cried, rushing toward him.
His massive head acknowledged her, snorting slightly, and Erica placed her palms on either side of his snout, nuzzling her nose to his.
“Thank you,” she whispered.
He roared, loudly enough to make her jump, but there was no malice in his noise. In the blink of an eye, he was gone, Arthur in his claws.
Erica stared, wondering how such a beast had managed to vanish so easily.
Dizzy, she fell back against the bed, her pulse racing. She had no idea what to make of what had happened, but she knew she owed everything to Walt.
Am I going to see him again? she wondered, anxiety filling her at the idea that he might not return.
She did not know where to go or what else to do but wait.
When the door opened again, Walt simply stood in the threshold, meeting her inquisitive stare.
There was no need for any words to be spoken between them, and Erica flew off the bed and threw herself into his arms, melding her lips to his.
Her appreciation intermingled with the attraction she had been fighting were overwhelming, and even if she had wanted to, Erica would have been unable to resist. With primal fervor, she pulled him into the room, ripping at his shirt to expose his defined pecs.
Erica explored every crevice of Walt’s body with her fingertips, falling backwards onto the bed with him atop her.
His lips travelled along the line of her chin, up toward her earlobe, where he suckled on the small flap gently, sending tingles through her body. Walt’s palms made their way beneath her white t-shirt, kneading at her supple breasts as her breaths grew sharper and the speed of their heartbeats.
His head moved lower, along the curve of her bosom, his tongue tasting the sweetness of her flesh as he made his way toward his destination.
Erica helped him remove her shorts, pushing his thick, blond hair toward her core. When his mouth touched her throbbing middle, she gasped, jerking slightly at the sensation shocking the most sensitive area on her body.
Encircling her waist, Walt deeply delved his tongue into Erica’s velvet softness, and she moaned in ecstasy, her eyes falling closed.
Suddenly, Erica envisioned his dragon’s tongue tasting her, heated breaths of fire burning into her as her body tensed eagerly beneath him, her climax building surely. She exploded with intensity, crying out as her fingers tightened in his hair. Walt didn’t stop until Erica had full released and her body shuddered for the last time.
But what Erica really wanted was to have Walt inside her, and when he finally raised his head, his hazel eyes boring into her, she was ready for his member as it plunged inside her, engorged and hot.
Erica’s head fell back, her eyes rolling as Walt dipped into her, slowly and rhythmically.
She felt as if he were made for her, rocking back and forth, peering deeply into her face, like he could read her soul.
Another orgasm began to fill her, and she gripped Walt’s waist firmly, her nails digging into his back as he, too, swelled to release.
Erica moaned as she gushed once more, sensing her lover grow rigid inside her before spilling his own desire into her. Onward he pushed, his movements slightly less choreographed as he grunted in pleasure.
They sighed together, relaxing in synch, and Erica lay in Walt’s arms, feeling secure for the first time in days.
He rolled off her, propping himself onto his arm so that he could study her.
Erica gazed back at him expectantly.
“About what you saw earlier…” Walt said, lowering his green-brown eyes, and for the first time, Erica noticed flecks of gold in their depth.
“Yes?” she asked, her heart still racing.
“It’s part of who I am,” he told her quietly. “I can’t do anything about it.”
Her eyes widened in surprise. “Why would you want to?” she breathed. “It’s incredible.”
His head rose slowly, and he stared at her dubiously. “It’s a curse,” he replied softly.
Erica shook her head. “No,” she insisted. “It’s a blessing. It’s my blessing. You saved me, and I will spend my life trying to thank you in every way I can.”
Light filtered into Walt’s golden green eyes, and a slow smile formed on his lips.
“So…” he drawled, licking his lips. “How about you show me those tits again?”
Erica groaned and smacked him as he fell back onto the bed, laughing.
She closed her eyes, exhaling happily. Her summer break was not going to be so boring after all.
THE END
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