The Draglen Brothers - DRAKEN (BK 1)

by Solease Barner

  “I did not ask his age, mother, but 29 years old is fine with me. I’m not going to be settling down and having babies any time soon. Thanks for being such a good mom. It’s just a date, no harm in having fun, right? Besides, I’m sure dad is down there telling him what he wants for me, and how he is not it,” I say, remembering when he met Travis.

  “Actually, dear, he is having a drink with him and laughing. In fact, I believe your father sees this as a chance to expand the Lamil family wealth. Do you even know how much his family is worth?” she asks, with a beautiful smile.

  “No, Mom, and I really don’t care. We already have money, so him having money is just a plus.”

  “Princess, yes, we have money, but it’s been rumored the Draglen brothers, specifically Draken, are like a treasure cave, the amount is endless. He owns a few islands, darling, so if you did want a long-lasting relationship with him, you have my blessing. Princess, you deserve nothing less than a man like Draken.”

  “Well, it’s just a date, okay, let me go to dinner.”

  “Okay, that sounds good. One other thing, you’re still using your pills, right?”

  “Yes, Mom, please don’t make me more embarrassed.”

  “Princess, that is a man downstairs, not a boy, he will want sex, and no babies unless you have his name.”

  “Can I finish my last touches on my face in private?”

  “Of course, I’ll let him know you’re coming right down.”

  “Thanks.”

  ***

  We have a very quiet table for two at Elements. It’s a very upscale restaurant. I’ve been here numerous times, but love to go whenever I can. There is silence between us. I really don’t know what to say. My body has been blazing since he touched my hand, when I walked in to see him and my father laughing and shaking hands. My father even told me to have a good time, and winked at me. Draken has made an impression on my father and mother, but D’s opinion is what I really want. My brother and I are twins, and we have a strong bond. Draken pulls me from my thoughts.

  “So, Princess, I find it strange you don’t go by your name,” he says, sipping wine. My father and mother just had to speak about me using my unusual name.

  “I, uh, really don’t like it. My parents forgot that I wouldn’t stay a baby when they named me, so I go by Cess,” I say, feeling uncomfortable. Why did they have to say my name, they could have just said “my daughter”.

  “Well, I like Princess, and I will call you by your birth name, not a made-up one. I think it says something that they would give you a name of high esteem. You should be proud of your name, Princess,” he says, smiling at me. I’m squirming in my seat looking into those purple eyes. I mean my God, he is so handsome, sexy and has me hot from his stare. But I will not consent to being called Princess. I must correct this.

  “Draken,” I say, “Though I appreciate your opinion on how I should be proud of my name, I would prefer you to call me Cess. That is the name I told you, and it’s my name, and if I want to use my nickname then you should respect my wishes and call me Cess. Not some ridiculous name my parents have given me.” I find my voice is higher in tone when I get to the last sentence. He is staring at me, rubbing his chin. I love a perfectly trimmed goatee. He is rubbing his chin slowly and staring at me. No smile, just a stare. I hope he’s not mad. Then he abruptly breaks the stare, and the waiter is at our table.

  “May I order for you, Princess,” he says, and I notice his eyes are now a darker purple. Shit, he must be pissed.

  “Yes, please, Draken. And it’s Cess.” I’m going to stand my ground. I will not be bullied, I’m a Lamil, and I value what Grandfather says, “Always stand your ground.” I stare back at him, and he gives me a smile that says I’m in trouble. Shit. He looks at the guy taking the order.

  “To start,” Draken says, “we both will have steamed clams, tomato and beer soup, the watercress salad. For dinner, umm, the pan roasted duck looks good. We won’t need dessert. That will be all.” He hands the waiter our menu. Why no dessert, I like dessert. His eyes are piercing my soul. I can’t break the stare. My body is heating up and I just want to be under him right now. I can’t believe he still called me Princess after I asked him not to, now no dessert. I look at him and he’s smirking at me. The menace is smirking at me.

  “Not cool, at all,” I snap. “I may have wanted dessert.” I raise a brow at him.

  “Princess, not in public.”

  “Not in public, what?”

  “Hmm, I want you too, Princess.”

  “Stop calling me that, Draken!” I say, through my teeth.

  “We’re going to have so much fun tonight. I know our first time was unexpected, but tonight, Princess, you will know what is coming. You look so beautiful, those brown eyes will be my downfall, yet I can’t wait for dessert, until then, let’s get to know each other over dinner.” He speaks just above a whisper and his pissed, commanding voice is enough for me to table this argument.

  “Fine, why don’t you tell me about yourself?”

  “Nah, you first, Princess. What kind of man do you think I am?” he says, as our first course arrives. I take this moment to dig in. I think you are a man who is making me go back on my promise.

  “Umm, there’s not much to tell. I turn 21 in about a couple of months.”

  “What day?”

  “Umm, July 27th. Don’t interrupt,” I say, smiling. “I’m a senior in college and graduating soon. This is my last term, and I’m counting the days. I plan on moving out, starting my life. That’s pretty much it.”

  “Really? Tell me about dancing,” he asks.

  “Dancing? Well, I love to dance. I have always wanted to be a dancer, but if you’re a Lamil, you either go into the family business or something the family approves of. Dancing is not on the list of approvals,” I say, getting a little teary-eyed. I can’t share my emotions with this guy. Cess, pull it together, way too deep for a first date.

  “Don’t.”

  “Don’t what?”

  “Don’t ever be ashamed to tell me your feelings, they are always important,” Draken says, getting my attention. The heat between us is flaming. This is going to be a long dinner.

  DRAKEN

  Her name is very fitting. She has some nerve giving me orders. I have never had a Giver like this. Princess, yes, I like it. In fact, I will make it a point to say her name often, reminding her. Dancing is her passion, and when she talks about it there’s a spark, but when she mentions her life after college, I only feel sadness. Princess is very special. Dinner is going to get hot.

  “Draken, tell me about you. I think I’ve shared more information than you.”

  “Oh, everything I would share, you can Google,” I say, looking into those eyes. There is something about them.

  “Ah, come on, that’s not fair. If you don’t say anything, I’m done talking.”

  “That’s fine,” I say. I love food. Human food is just like ours, sort of, we just have some different ways of cooking. The silence is going to kill me out in public, all I can hear is everyone’s heartbeat, feel their heat and sense their wants. I need her to talk.

  “Okay, fine, I’ll talk. I come from a large family. We are very close, and nice,” I say, stopping my thoughts.

  “And-” Damn, I just want to take those sexy legs and grab them right here, on this table, and make her scream. That sexy mouth is very tempting. I will wait until later.

  “And, there is nothing else about me, what is your favorite color?” I need these questions to fall in her direction, I want to know more about her, she doesn’t need that much information on me.

  “What? It’s, umm, purple.”

  “Really?”

  “Yes, and yours?” She is becoming more tempting by the minute.

  “Purple, do you want to know why?” What the hell am I doing?

  “Yes, please.” Oh, I want this girl bad. You will say please, Princess.

  “It’s my color, it gives me strength, it shows w
ho I am most of all, which is very important in my family and my land.”

  “Where are you from, you don’t have an accent. You always say “my land”. What country are you from?”

  “This is your land, and I’m from a different place, and in my land, I do have an accent and different language.” She bites on her bottom lip again. I can’t wait until she’s my Giver, she will be singing a new language.

  “So, you have secrets, Draken Draglen.” She smiles, and it deserves an award. Yes, she could break a heart.

  “Using my full name I see, well, some things I just can’t tell you, without your life being compromised,” I say. I’m waiting for the fear to set in, but nothing comes, just more curiosity. Fuck!

  “If you know my father, which I know you do, I don’t scare easily, I usually scare other people.”

  “Princess, hurry and eat. I’m done, and would like my dessert,” I say. She’s very interesting.

  “What is my dessert?”

  “Me. I think you’re done. Come, let’s go take a late swim in the pool.” I rise, hoping she does as she told without any questions. I notice the twist in her hips, she’s stirring in the chair, ahhh, my heat is all over her. I’ll have to take care of her soon. She stands, and that dress does wonders for her body, and those legs are going to be my downfall.

  “Okay, since you asked so nicely.”

  “I told you, I’m nice,” I laugh, for the first time in a while, it’s natural. I like that feeling.

  “You should laugh more often,” she says, reaching for her purse.

  “Why?”

  “It’s the first time you’ve seemed real and relaxed, and… I think it’s sexy.” The heat is growing very fast, the pool might be later if she keeps this up. I’ve never had someone compliment me without wanting something, in my homeland or this land.

  “Come on, Princess, I have plans for you tonight,” I say, linking arms with her as we head out. She whispers, “You know we didn’t pay the bill, right?”

  “Yes I did,” I chuckle.

  “When?” She stops, looking confused and sexy as hell. I guess I’ll tell her.

  “When I bought it, three years ago,” I say, walking out. My car is waiting, and we get in.

  “You own it? You could have just told me, Draken, it’s no big deal. You know I don’t want anything from you, I have my own inheritance,” she snarls. I like her courage.

  “Princess, please save your energy, you’ll need it.”

  “So, you’re really not going to call me Cess?”

  “No, your name is Princess, and that is what I shall address you as, my zell.”

  “What is zell?” Why did I just call her that, fuck, I’m not supposed to speak Magen in front of humans.

  “Nothing bad, turn the radio on, I like music.”

  “Okay,” she says, smiling. It’s a smooth ride to my house.

  ***

  “Get in the water, Princess.” How can she be shy about getting nude into the water? I have her entire body in my head already.

  “Your brothers are here, besides, they were already giving me a look.”

  “Who gave you a look?” My voice drops, until it’s almost a whisper.

  “Draken, they all are looking at me like I’m a slut.” Princess says, pouting. “I just know it, and we never have discussed why 6 months, why me? I’m scared to get naked in the pool with your brothers here,” I see she needs incentive. I climb out of the water, totally nude. Walking really slowly, I want her to see me. I’m not ashamed of my body. I get extremely close, taking her purse and setting it on the outdoor table. I grab her wrist and start licking her entire hand as if it were ice cream. When her eyes widen, I take her by surprise and give her a hard, forceful kiss. She moans, just as I’m placing my tongue deep in her mouth. I get that dress off quickly, and now I see she didn’t have on a bra.

  “Look at you, so beautiful,” I say, holding her away slightly.

  “Draken, you snake. You got me naked, anyway.”

  “Snake, no my dear, beast is a better name for me,” I say, pitching her into the water in her thong and heels. I’ll buy her another pair of heels.

  “DRAAAKEN!” she screams, but she is in, and I dive right in after her. She comes up looking beautiful, hair slicked back and no longer pulled up. I grab her from behind.

  “Yes, Princess?”

  “You are so sneaky, I’m in this water naked now,” she laughs, and I know she is as excited as I am to have sex with her in this pool. She is still wearing clothing, though. I dive under the water and snatch off that thong. “Ahhhh, I’m going to kill you, Draken!”

  “Yes you are,” I say, before I can think. Princess is very dangerous to me. I want to tell her everything. I love to see her laugh, and she makes me feel great. Yes, she will be my downfall.

  “What kind of statement is that, Draken? You know I’m not a killer. It’s just a figure of speech, you know. Well, maybe not in your land, but in mine, it’s said sometimes for fun, not for real.”

  “Come, let me have a kiss,” I say, moving in close. I circle her, feeling her anticipation.

  “Yes, you can have a kiss.”

  “Back up against the wall,” I say, controlling my beast. He wants out.

  “Why do your eyes turn dark purple sometimes?” she asks, panting. Yes, she is feeling the heat. I don’t answer her. I push her up against the wall of the pool, dive under and begin to kiss the lips between those sexy legs. She never expected this. She tugs at my hair, causing me to give her a little bite. I’ll stop when I’m ready. I hear her begging.

  “Yes, ohh yes, it feels so, ohh . . . please, your brothers . . . ohhh, ahhhhhh!” I finally come up, once I’ve had my fill. She is panting something unbelievable. The look on her face is priceless, and I want to see more of it.

  “Stay the night?”

  “Draken, you take my breath away. You have me naked in your pool while your brothers are so close, and then you just, ohh you just…”

  I kiss her gently.

  “Please,” I ask, and my heat expands outward. I can’t pull it back. Fuck!

  “Draken, this water is getting really warm, what kind of pool is this?” Princess says, looking at the water. Please, water don’t boil. I don’t have time to explain.

  “Let’s get out of the water and go to my room, okay?”

  “Okay,” I help her out of the water, keeping her face forward as I walk her to a door that leads to my room.

  “Draken, my clothes,”

  “Don’t worry, Princess, I’m going back to get them now. You just stay here and I will be right back,” I say, licking her lips. I slip on a pair of pants, and quickly go back to the pool. I notice Layern and Showken are standing there, arms crossed. I see our pool now looks like a freaking hot spring. Fuck!

  “Yeah, fuck is the right thought,” Layern says, frowning. I’m losing control, why did Princess have to come down the street?

  “Draken, this is going way too far,” Showken says, arms folded across his chest. “I’m with you no matter what, brother, but if you are going to be with her, risking our secret, you need to make a decision. Brother, you are, well I have never seen you like this with anyone, not even Ravla, and she has been around for over a hundred years.” He looks serious.

  “I know it looks bad when our pool has heated to a very high degree, but I have it under control,” I say, picking up Princess’ clothes in record time. “Wait, what are you asking?” I growl. They can’t be asking me to give her up.

  “You pulling her into our world,” Layern says, narrowing his eyes. “And I felt her noticing the pool getting warm, Draken. You need to decide if she is going to be a true Giver, as you say, then tell her, claim her, and be done with this.” I’m nose to nose with him in no time.

  “You, know I can’t claim her as a true Giver, she’s human and has a life here. That would result in her leaving her land. You let me handle this and you cool the pool. NOW!” I growl. I see Showken moving closer.<
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  “Do you think, could you feel,” Showken says, titling his head like a predator. “What I’m trying to say is I’ve been reading the Aumdo. I found that if a Dragon who is heir to the throne has not taken a wella or wife, he may choose her. Do you see what I’m getting at?”

  Covering my eyes with my hand, I try to get a handle on what Showken has read. I hold out my hand for the book and it immediately appears. Another perk of being a Dragon: if I want it, I will have it. Opening the section on having a wella, I read past all the tradition and come to the part to which Showken is referring. I glance up, noticing my brothers’ looks of confusion. Layern instantly pushes on my thoughts. What is it about her that makes me want her so badly? I continue reading, going farther into the Aumdo. The Aumdo is like our rule-book, it has been around forever. If it’s in the rule-book, it can be done.

  “I’m going back to my Giver, she is waiting for me,” I say, rising and sending the book back to its place. Grabbing Princess’ clothes, I head back to my room. I will not discuss this now. I come in to find her sleeping under the sheets, tossing and turning, looking very beautiful. She is hot, I must fill her need. I climb in, wrapping my arm around her waist. I pull her very close and begin kissing her back, my heat for her begins to rise. Hmm, she tastes so good.

  “Princess, turn and lie on your back, I will ease the burning,” I whisper in her ear. She turns towards me and starts kissing me, pulling at my hair, holding me tightly and moaning. Between every kiss she says, “Mmm, yes, I need you,” I realize it’s been too long. I slide on top of her, holding myself up to see her body. It’s more than I can handle, my control is being lost; I need to be inside her. I take her legs with both hands, holding them in the air, and see her sex all hot and wet for me. I make eye contact, and we stare for a second, then I dip down and suck her clitoris, giving her an instant climax.

  “DRAAAAKEN!” she yells. I continue to suck her folds, dipping my tongue in and out of her, making sure to get every drop of her sweet cream, it’s mine. “Oh, please,” she begs, panting.