Married to a Dragon (No Such Thing as Dragons Book 4)

by Lauren Lively

  When we stepped inside, Deyro picked me up and spun me around, kissing me gently. Slowly though, our kiss became more passionate. More urgent. He carried me to the bedroom and laid me down on the bed. He climbed on top of me and our kissing became more heated. I ran my hands through his long, dark hair and planted a line of kisses along his neck.

  Deyro looked down at me, his face full of need. Desire. Ever since he'd recovered, we hadn't been able to get enough of each other. It was as if that brush with death had made us crave that life-affirming act of making love. It was as if we needed to remind each other that we were both still alive.

  A soft moan escaped my lips as Deyro kissed my neck, sliding the tip of his tongue along my skin. His hands explored my body. He cupped and squeezed my breasts, before his hands traveled lower. He slid them up under my skirt, trailing his fingertips along my inner thighs. The fire inside of me exploded into life beneath his touch and I quickly unbuckled his belt.

  He stood up and pulled his pants down for me. I watched as he slipped them down his legs and kicked them off, admiring how hard he was for me already. Deyro slipped his shirt off over his head and I winced as I looked at the scar on his belly. Though he could heal from most any wound because of his Dragonborn blood, the toxin Nepar had used on that dagger left Deyro permanently scared.

  I sat up and planted a line of soft kisses along that scar, running my hands across his chest. Deyro gently pushed me back onto the bed and reached up under my skirt, pulling my panties down and tossing them aside. A mischievous smile crossed his lips as he crawled on top of me. I parted my thighs, wrapping them around his waist as he kissed me.

  The fires of desire and need were burning out of control within me and I almost screamed when he thrust himself deep inside of me. I raked my fingernails across his back as he began to move his hips, moving inside of me.

  Deyro pulled the straps of my dress down, exposing my breasts. Lowering his face, he licked and sucked on my nipples, sending bursts of electricity through my body. He kept moving inside of me as he traced the tip of his tongue around my nipples, heightening the pleasure coursing through me.

  I put my hands on his shoulders to roll him over, but he gave me a salacious smile. Taking my hands in his, he pinned them to the bed above my head. I struggled to break free, but couldn't. His grip was like iron and he held me fast. I smiled at him as he quickened his pace, his cock sliding in and out of the hot, wet center of me.

  I cried out and arched my back as he thrust himself deep. Our bodies moved together as one, each of us anticipating the moves of the other in perfect harmony. We fit together so perfectly, it was like our bodies were made for each other.

  Deyro still held me down and kissed me hard as his body tightened as he moved within me. I moaned and called his name, feeling the pressure building up low within me. He gasped as I tightened my muscles around his cock, squeezing him.

  “I love it when you do that,” he groaned. “I love being inside of you.”

  “And I love having you inside of me.”

  I thrust my hips, meeting his own thrusts, taking him deeper inside of me. With the sensation of absolute pleasure running through me, I knew I wasn't going to last much longer. Deyro kept pumping his hips, driving himself into me with long, steady strokes, and I relished in the feeling of taking every glorious inch of him into me.

  As my body began to tremble, I cried out. My orgasm crashed down over me like the waves on the beach outside. My body spasmed hard and long, the pleasure cascading down on me, making my body feel like it was burning from the inside out.

  Deyro grunted and then growled low. His body stiffened and he called out my name as he filled me with his warm, wet seed. He gritted his teeth and squeezed his eyes shut as he came for me. His cock pulsed within me, touching off another round of sensations that made me cry out.

  Eventually, our breathing began to return to normal, the sensations slipped away like the sun slipping below the horizon. He rolled over and I laid my head on his chest. I trailed my fingertips across his body, running them over the scar on his abdomen – a permanent reminder of what I'd almost lost.

  I kissed his stomach and reveled in the afterglow. It was hard for me to believe that we'd gone from where we'd been to where we were. Once upon a time, not all that long ago, it was difficult for us to even be in the same room. There was a time when I couldn't stand being around him.

  But times had changed – and so had our feelings. We'd gone from hunting partners and rivals to a couple that was very truly and very deeply in love.

  “Do you think this is what Shango and Quint had planned the whole time?” I asked.

  Deyro laughed softly. “If it is, then they are both smarter and far more devious than we've been giving them credit for.”

  “It just seems a little strange to me,” I said. “A little – coincidental.”

  “How could he have known it would turn out this way?”

  I shrugged. “He couldn't. Not with any certainty,” I said. “But he seemed to know there was something between us. And he knew it long before we did.”

  “Maybe it was just a lucky guess,” Deyro laughed. “Quint did say he's a romantic. Maybe he saw a spark because he wanted to believe it.”

  “And yet – here we are,” I countered. “We're married and in love. And Shango called it from the start.”

  Deyro smiled at me. “Well, maybe he was on to something,” he said. “Either way though, it worked out pretty damn well, I think.”

  I looked up at him and grinned. “It worked out very, very well.”

  I closed my eyes and felt the warm, soft blanket of sleep starting to be pulled over me. I felt a little drowsy and comfortable. I was where I needed to be. Where I wanted to be – in Deyro's arms. And I knew he felt the same way.

  It had taken some doing to get us to that point. But eventually, we got there. And the work we'd had to put in to get there seemed to make it all the more special. All the more worthwhile. And all the more worth fighting for. For the first time in my life, I was genuinely and deeply happy.

  “I love you,” I murmured.

  “I love you too, Alex.”

  I smiled dreamily and let the soft embrace of sleep take hold and pull me under.

  THE END

  UORIA (SERIES PREVIEW)

  BOOK 1 – CAPTURED BY SWEET ALIEN

  Chapter 1

  The hairs on my neck stood. It happened every time my boss was near. He gave me the creeps and on more than one occasion I had to politely remind him to keep his filthy hands to himself. Ever since I turned down his advances he made up his mind on giving me the worst cases and projects. I lifted my tired eyes to see him standing in front of my desk with a smirk. I knew that look. It meant he had something planned—and I wasn’t going to like it.

  “Ms. Baines, I have a new assignment for you.”

  Leaning back in my chair I nodded giving him permission to sit in the chair and waited for him to spit it out.

  “You’re going on a trip.”

  “Where to?”

  “Uoria.”

  I gulped. Out of all the places he could have sent me and it was to the planet full of the most temperamental species humans had ever studied. “What for?”

  “We need to learn more about them, what’s in their blood.”

  I gasped. “You know that’s against the rules, Ryan.” Everyone knew that the King and Queen made the rules. They still allowed us to do testing, but never of their blood. And I knew what happened to those who tried getting the blood of a Denynso. They never came back that’s what.

  He shrugged. “You’re sneaky enough and no one pays much attention to you. We need to know what makes them so powerful.”

  His eyes lit up and I shuddered. I knew exactly why he wanted a sample of their blood. It was the same reason every other scientist wanted it, and it was exactly why they had all failed.

  “Oh, and preferably the blood from their strongest warrior is what you need to get.
You’ve heard of him right?”

  Of course I had. Everyone in my line of work had heard of the monstrous Denynso called Pyra. He was one mean son of a bitch and no one wanted near him. Well, besides all the women that vied for a place in his bed. But there was nothing scientific about that.

  “You know I won’t do that.”

  He shrugged. “Then you’re job is as good as gone and so will your reputation. You’ll never work again. Not in this field!” He spun on his heel and looked over his shoulder. “Might as well practice saying, “Do you want fries with that?” because that’s the only work you’ll ever get. You know how much we need this information.”

  “Wait,” I said and sighed. I couldn’t lose my job. It was all I had, my livelihood. I’d have to find a way to convince the leaders to let me have a sample and test it. Maybe fudge the results or something. I would find a way. “I’ll do it!” I prayed I live long enough to explain why I was asking for the one thing they’d refused since we learned of their species.

  His smile widened as if he had won the biggest prize. He knew I wouldn’t be coming back and that was his plan all along. They’d kill me before I got close enough to the warrior, and if I managed to sneak by he’d break my neck with two fingers. I shuddered. This wasn’t going to be a fun vacation. I needed to form a plan and offer the Denynso something they couldn’t resist, but I didn’t have anything—not really. I only hoped I could get them on the off chance that they wouldn’t want me to lose my job. Maybe they’d feel sorry for me, throw me a bone or something. No matter how small it was, I’d take it.

  “Good, I knew you’d see it my way. You need to be ready at four a.m.”

  Then he left me stewing knowing he’d given me an impossible task. If I was going down, I was taking that piece of shit down with me. I smiled evilly. They were an angry species. It shouldn’t be too hard to piss them off and let them know it was all Ryan’s idea.

  After he left me alone, I did what I was best at. I hacked the system and copied the surveillance from my office. Right there I’d be able to prove what was going on to the Denynso, if I could play it. I already knew there wasn’t electricity, but I’d charge my laptop for that purpose alone. Proof my boss was a scumbag and it was his idea to send me there to specifically break their rules. Maybe I’d have a chance to survive my stay there, but coming back home wouldn’t be so great.

  Chapter 2

  I was ready to go and waited for my boss well before four. I hadn’t slept at all. All night I planned how I would handle the situation my boss had put me in. I knew they would be expecting another scientist. I’d have to meet with them before I step foot on their compound. From what I had learned it was a very secure planet. Warriors scoured the land to keep watch over the humans, and be on the lookout for an attack from their enemies.

  I shuddered and thought about what I’d heard about their enemies. There were several horror stories of the attacks on Uoria. The Klimnu were disgusting beasts. Luckily they hadn’t managed to make it to Earth yet or humans would be in big trouble.

  Ryan strolled up to me at four on the dot and smiled handing over my paperwork.

  “Here’s all the stuff you’ll need when you get there. I have you down as routine testing for plant and animal life. You’re there for up to six months. That should be plenty of time to get what I need.” He gave me a look and I didn’t miss the tone.

  I nodded, but inside I was fuming. He was trying to get me killed. I was his competition, and the one that turned his ass down. He didn’t take rejection well, and now I was paying for it. But I was smarter than him and would come up on top.

  “All right, well you know how to get in contact if you need anything, but I’m sure you won’t.”

  I kept my mouth shut because this was all a fucking set up. I couldn’t believe he’d stoop so low, but maybe it had something to do with the fact that I was up for the promotion he wanted. Luckily I’d learned to control my Irish temper. My mother always told me one day it would come in handy to have self-control, and now I was learning.

  Without a word I picked up my bags and boarded the ship. I was nervous as hell. This was the first time I was traveling to another planet, and I wasn’t too sure about it. I wasn’t the type of person who wanted to experience new things. I’d much rather stay in the lab by myself. I felt Ryan’s eyes burning into my back and straightened without turning back. He wouldn’t get a rise out of me. As soon as the metal door clanged closed I let out the breath I’d been holding and muttered, “stupid ass mother fucker.” He would get his.

  The very human pilot chuckled. Apparently I spoke a little louder than I thought. Oh well. Everyone knew how I felt about Ryan so it wouldn’t be a surprise that I’d be cursing him. They also knew I had a temper and I held a grudge like no other. I glared at the man and he shrugged before getting ready to take off.

  The ship shook and my stomach dropped. Leaning back in my seat I held my breath and closed my eyes. My hands gripped the arm rests and I clenched my teeth as I was lifted into the air at an unknown speed. My stomach rose back up into my throat and I nearly lost what little I had eaten. As soon as the ship leveled some I was able to relax but the speed hadn’t slowed and I kept my eyes shut hoping the medication I had taken would kick in soon knocking my ass out.

  * * * *

  I woke up to the pilot shaking me. I swung my fist and smiled when I heard the satisfying crunch of the bone in his nose breaking. I didn’t like being touched especially without permission.

  “Shit!” he shrieked. “What the hell, I was only waking you up. I’ve been trying for nearly an hour. These warriors are starting to get antsy.”

  I shot up and grimaced. “Sorry,” I replied sheepishly. Now I felt bad. “Sorry about your nose.”

  “It fucking hurts. No wonder everyone is scared of you.” His eyes watered and he’d lifted his shirt to catch the blood.

  I smirked. “Yeah, well next time refrain from touching me. Use a blow horn if you have to, but keep your damn hands to yourself.”

  He nodded and winced. “You got it, but please get the hell of my ship.”

  I stood and stretched knowing I’d just slept for probably five days. My body wasn’t ready to stand and I wobbled but caught myself before I fell. “Give me five.”

  He didn’t respond so I took it as an okay and paced the small area while the rest of my body woke up. I needed to be alert when I met the King and Queen. My insides fluttered like butterflies. I wasn’t the biggest socialite and meeting people, human or not, wasn’t my thing. After the given five minutes I walked behind the pilot and laid a hand on his shoulder. He jumped and looked at me in fear.

  “Thank you for the ride, and again, I’m sorry about your nose.”

  He nodded curtly. The bleeding had stopped but his right eye was almost swollen shut. “I’ll remember the blow horn next time.”

  I chuckled. At least he was able to find humor in getting his ass kicked by a woman.

  I stepped off of the ship and gasped. It was so familiar, yet not. Everything was so alive. The grass waved in wind, and the sky was almost violet with pinks and oranges. It was breathtaking. I stood taking in the surroundings. The ship rumbled to life vibrating the ground. I didn’t even bother looking back. I was stuck here for the next six months. Life was about to get a whole hell of a lot more interesting.

  My view was blocked by the largest body I had ever seen. Even I felt tiny to the beast in front of me, and instinctively I balled my hands into fists. I had to be in front of the warrior everyone spoke about.

  “You’re the new one?” he asked in a gruff voice that vibrated along my skin. The sound shot right through my body.

  I gulped and looked up, and then up some more before nodding. “Yes, I’m Eden Baines.”

  He smirked down at me. “Come, you must meet the King and Queen.” His voice was a bit tenser, and I wondered why. Must have been that temper I had heard about.

  Chapter 3

  Pyra wanted to roar. The
moment she spoke, something inside of him came to life. A heat so intense filled him he was barely able to hold back his gasp. It wasn’t acceptable. This measly human was not his mate. She was tiny. There was no way she’d be able to handle all seven feet, and three inches of him.

  He wasn’t ready to be shackled down by the all-consuming love he’d feel for her. His body already was going through the change, and they hadn’t even touched. He had this feeling for days. He was edgier than normal, though for him that wasn’t saying much. He flew off the handle more than once and fought five of his brethren. Now he understood why.

  He stalked to the main house, not looking back. He couldn’t look at her, not yet. He wasn’t sure he’d be able to keep his hands to himself if he really saw her. From what he’d seen she was perfect. Fairly tall for a human woman, pale skin, fiery red hair, that he knew would match the glint in her bright green eyes. He noticed every tiny freckle that dusted her skin. He hadn’t missed the slight gap between her two front teeth when she spoke. He also didn’t miss the way she averted her eyes or didn’t offer her hand like most of the others did. She didn’t want to be there, he could tell right off.

  She did well to keep up with him. She kept space between them, and it was only her heavy breathing that let him know that his pace was too fast. His mind automatically went to helping his mate and he slowed—too much because she slammed right into him and flew back from the force of hitting him.

  She yelped and skidded on the soft grass. “Hey fucker,” she yelled.

  He spun around surprised by the vulgar word coming from her sweet looking lips.

  “You nearly killed me!” She stood and wiped her hands on her jeans. Her face was flushed from anger. When she realized all the warriors nearby stopped and she turned brighter and looked at the ground nibbling her lip.

  Pyra wanted to brush her hair from her face, wanted to suck that lip, but instead he bowed his head. “I apologize.”

  She glared up at him as if she thought he wasn’t serious, but she nodded and started walking again. He turned back around and turned to the path to the Great House.