Dragon in Distress

by Crystal Dawn

  Knossos liked the idea of having Sophie to himself with fewer distractions except when they chose to go where the people were. It was unlikely they would do that often, because he wanted his mate to himself as much as possible. Shopping would be necessary, but this resort had a variety of restaurants and a grocery store and they all delivered. Hopefully Sophie wanted to be alone with him, as much as he needed to be alone with her.

  When they found it, he was happy that he’d chosen it. The hotel was nice with beautiful ocean views and many activities like fishing and scuba diving for the guests. Sophie admitted she wanted to do both of those activities before they left. Check in was a breeze and once they dropped off the little luggage they had, it was time to go shopping for clothes and other necessities.

  Apparently his mate loved shopping, but was rarely able to go. They started with clothing stores where Sophie bought enough clothing for a two week trip rather than a weekend getaway. They went to a drug store where she bought all her personal care items, then they finished with stores that had art, candles, and miscellaneous items his mate searched through finding many things she couldn’t live without. She only bought a portion of them saying she needed to leave a few to buy on their honeymoon. That was a relief because the back of his SUV was full.

  They made it back to their room in time for supper which they ordered from room service. The Italian food was perfect and they sat outside on a deck talking, finishing their dessert, and drinking wine as they watched a brilliant sunset. As the sun sank low enough that darkness began to edge in on them, he turned on the gas fire pit and they sat in a seat intended for couple cozied up as they enjoyed each other’s warmth.

  The only sad thing was their trip was nearly halfway done. Tomorrow they would go scuba diving in the morning and deep sea fishing after lunch. Both were activities his mate wanted to try before they left. If they caught fish in the afternoon, they would eat them for supper. If not, the crew of the charter fishing boat he’d reserved just for them, would provide something else to eat.

  His mate looked sleepy so he helped her up escorting her into their room. He had no intention of letting her sleep this soon. They made their way into their bedroom and as soon as the door closed he began to undress tossing his clothes carelessly in a pile.

  Nothing mattered, but that he immerse himself in his mate joining them so they were one. Sophie seemed to feel the same need as she, too, took her clothing off and dropped it on the floor. In a hurry, he didn’t move to the bed or do anything to delay claiming his mate for another moment. Picking her up, he pushed her against the wall. A leg went around his waist, but he caught her other leg before it went there too. He pulled her knee against his chest to open her up to even deeper penetration before he merged with her in one hard plunge.

  Sophie was wet making him slide in easily, but her tight sheath squeezed his cock in an almost punishing hold. Nothing felt like being inside of his mate. Her muscles massaged his hard cock causing him to want to spray his seed deep inside her. Calming himself so he could enjoy the pleasures of her body as long as possible, Knossos pumped into her, hard and fast. The almost painful need couldn’t be held back any longer, they both had to have this joining now. He was like a crazed animal holding nothing back. Faster, harder, deeper and his hand moved between them to trigger her release since he could no longer hold off his own.

  Knossos felt the tingle along his backbone that signaled his release was on its way, but he also felt her shiver as her own neared. It was anyone’s guess which one would arrive first. Sophie yelled as he moaned with rapture. Both of them writhed with bliss as the first part of their climaxes hit at the same time. Her channel clenched as he bucked and waves of bliss rolled over them both. Joy held them both in its grip as his seed shot into his mate’s channel which clutched at his cock squeezing every bit of his essence out.

  Now that their passion was blunted, Knossos was ready to move her to their bed. He positioned them both before he slowly eased into her, making love to his mate in slow easy strokes that went deep into her. Sophie moaned sweetly, making his stomach clench with need, but he refused to move any faster. Her legs wrapped around his hips pushing him to hit the deepest depths, but taking his time seeing to her pleasure as he stroked all the places that she loved. Even though he built the pressure slowly, when it finally exploded, it was like an explosion. Knossos saw stars and he felt the Earth move as he tried to calm himself. He could tell she was equally affected by the incredible results of their climax.

  He rolled to his side with her in his arms before he wrapped his body around her for comfort and protection. Knossos would never let her go even though he suspected he would have a lot to learn about living in this new world with her if he was to have any hope of keeping her with him forever. He had hoped to speak about their future tonight, but he knew she had already gone to sleep. His breathing slowed too as he slept as well.

  Sunlight hitting his eyes woke him and it was later than he’d planned. Immediately he woke his mate then jumped out of bed to get their day started. Once they were dressed and on their way, they stopped at the restaurant next to the scuba diving school to eat the breakfast he’d preordered. It was the usual eggs, bacon, and pancakes with a plate of exotic fruit for them to share.

  One that was done, they headed next door for their lesson. After a thirty minute lesson on what they needed to do and watch for, the dive instructor took over and prepared them for a simple dive. Knossos could dive in his dragon form even though his dragon didn’t love the water. It was more of a necessity when he needed to search the ocean floor or when he needed a bath.

  The instructor helped them each with their gear one at a time. There was another couple in the class with them. They were older, but both seemed in good shape. Once he had his students prepared, the teacher got his gear on. The group followed him out to the beach where an area was cordoned off. He explained that they needed to stay in that area so he could keep a close eye on them.

  Knossos and Sophie went down first with the instructor’s assistant. Once they were down safely, the teacher brought the older couple down with him. They each had a cord attached that would help them get to the surface in an emergency. They were only down below the surface enough to say they were under it. Sophie seemed excited anyway as did the older couple. They could see a selection of colorful fish and shells embedded into the sand below them.

  After an hour, they had to go back to the surface. Knossos wondered if Sophie would change once they were mated. If she did, he would take her far deeper into the ocean in a remote area where he could show her ship wrecks and exotic fish. As much as she’d enjoyed this little dip, she would go crazy over what he could show her.

  They were back on shore now and quickly removed their gear. The instructor gave them a spiel on how they could become certified divers and gave them each a certificate showing they had taken the first step in the process. Knossos was sure they got a percentage of people to attend the courses.

  “Doesn’t that sound exciting?” Sophie asked.

  “It does, but we won’t be able to come back for a while. For now, let’s grab a bite to eat before we go fishing.”

  “Sounds great. Where do you have in mind?”

  “There’s a seafood place nearby that has a steak and shrimp special for lunch.” Knossos admitted.

  “That sounds perfect. Let’s go.” He led the way with his mate following.

  The restaurant was nice with a huge wall size aquarium full of the most colorful fish he’d ever seen. Sophie was fascinated with them. The waitress came and they both ordered the special with the largest steak and he’d ordered an extra basket of shrimp. Their salads came which they ate quickly.

  “Do you know what any of those fish are?” Sophie asked.

  “I wouldn’t know what they are called, but that snake like thing moving around the bottom is an eel.” Knossos explained.

  “I didn’t even notice that.”

  That’s because you’
re watching all the colorful fish.”

  “That’s true. You always notice the things others miss.”

  “It’s part of dragon nature to be observant. My mother is one of the most observant you’ll ever meet.”

  “I remember when I was little. Anytime I ever did anything wrong, Nana always caught me.” Sophie admitted.

  “She was the same with me. Mother still is, she always seems to know.”

  They finished their meal, paid, and hurried out to make their rendezvous with the boat on the dock. As it came into sight, Knossos was impressed because it looked like a small yacht. There was a small crew and a Captain that stood on the ramp to meet them.

  “I’m Captain Shuemaker. Pleased to meet you both and welcome you aboard the Sea Dragon.”

  Sophie’s eyes moved to his. Now she knew why he’d picked this boat. It was fairly new and had a wide deck with comfortable seating. Fishing gear was already laid out for them to choose from. He let Sophie pick first. She seemed to know what she was doing, so he followed her lead. There were buckets near their seating area with different types of bait.

  “What kind of bait would you like to try?” One of the crew asked.

  “Let’s try the fish.” Sophie suggested and the crewman quickly baited both their hooks with cut up chunks of fish.

  “What now?” Knossos asked.

  “Now we wait. Once we get out far enough, they’ll stop the boat and let us know it’s alright to fish. I’m assuming this guy is assigned to bait hooks and remove any fish we catch. He’ll let us know what’s legal to keep and probably clean them for us.”

  They went out so where he could barley see the shore before the motor was turned off. The boat slowed before coming to a stop. The captain got on the loudspeaker telling them it was safe to fish now. They both cast out their hooks, but Sophie got a bite right away. The fish she caught looked like a miniature shark and they threw it back.

  Next she caught a yellow fish, but she couldn’t keep it either. Maybe he was better off not catching anything if he couldn’t keep it? Finally she caught a big pink fish and they let her keep it. That was when he finally caught something, but it was an eel. The next catch was also his. It looked like a miniature manta ray. It went back too. To him it seemed many of the creatures caught could not be kept.

  Sophie was clearly the best, at least today, when it came to fishing. By suppertime, her catch had been cleaned, prepared, cooked and was now being served to them with salad, wild rice, and asparagus.

  “You catch the best tasting food.” Knossos complimented after he’d tasted his fish.

  “Thank you. I doubt the fish feels as generous, but we needed to eat.” Sophie said with a giggle.

  “It’s been a perfect weekend, hasn’t it?”

  “I’ve loved every minute of it. I can’t thank you enough for bringing me.”

  “I wanted to show you what you mean to me.”

  “You’ve changed since we first met.” Sophie declared.

  “I’m really not so crabby. Long sleeps affect us for a while before time restores our usual personality. It’s an unfortunate side effect and all we can do is wait until it corrects.”

  “Your mom hinted, but never came out and explained it like you are.”

  “Dragons don’t talk about their kind. Any information others have can cause fatalities among us. We’ve been hunted nearly to extinction. Not giving out information of any kind has been our only defense.” They fell silent as they ate.

  Once they were finished with supper, it was time to go. Early in the morning, they would go back to life as usual. Knossos felt sad about that. As they walked back to their cabin, he pulled his mate up against him and he enjoyed their last night on the island.

  He led her into their room closing the door behind him and turning to her. Her eyes gleamed with the same need he felt and he knew she was ready to give him exactly what he wanted. Sophie started to slide her top over her head. Knossos watched as he absentmindedly played the snap on his jeans. His mate was gorgeous. He licked his lips reflexively and his mouth watered at the thought of sucking on those pretty pink nipples.

  “Sweetheart, you are gorgeous.” He growled.

  “You would be too if you were naked.” She said pointedly.

  He looked down at his unsnapped jeans. “Easily fixed.” He agreed as he unzipped his jeans and stripped them off in seconds taking his underwear with them.

  He had a powerful need which the end of his cock dripped with. Waiting wasn’t an option, because he needed her right now. Knossos stepped toward her pulling her against him enjoying her soft silky flesh against his hard body. Dropping a passionate kiss to her lips, he devoured her like a tasty snack. Nibbling on her lips he swept his tongue inside to taste her essence. The word mine echoed in his head as it always did when she was near him.

  His tongue plumbed the deepest depths of her mouth. Knossos was more than ready to drill something else deep inside her. As he backed her to the bed he turned her around. Sophie dropped her hands to the mattress sticking her ass up in the air. He slid his hands over her ass cheeks, so silky and sweet. A finger slid to her channel to check for her readiness. His finger slid in easily and he added another. Perfect. Now he went for three sliding slowly into her to be sure she would feel no pain. The other hand moved to her little bundle of nerves stimulating her to help her find her release.

  Lining up his needy cock, it felt like it would burst before he sunk it inside her. Sophie was so wet, he went right in. The sounds she made of encouragement and approval wanting him to keep doing what he was doing, made him do just that. Knossos’ finger worked and rubbed her ravaged clit as his shaft drilled into her center. Her release came fast and furious. It rocked her making her scream in pleasure. He slowed to enjoy her pleasure without releasing himself. Now he slid his hand along the spot they joined and brought back two soaked fingers. She looked over her shoulder watching him intently as he put them in his mouth moaning deeply as he sucked off every drop.

  “You taste wonderful mate.” Knossos laughed as her body spasmed squeezing him hard. He groaned in delight.

  It felt so good to have her wrap her wet pleasure tormented center around him. Her clit was still sensitive and she jerked as he brushed the tip of his finger over it with a chuckle.

  “Not funny.” Sophie whined even as she opened wider for his cock to entice him.

  He groaned in delight once more. His female was a pure joy for him. Knossos mate was as intoxicating as wine and as sweet as chocolate. He licked his lips as a bit of her flavor lingered. “Wonderful.” He whispered in her ear as she shivered. Knossos knew she was aware of what he meant.

  Knossos slammed into her his cock aching as if it searched for the relief only a release inside of Sophie could give him. Hard as a steel, long and thick, he was giving her pleasure and he would take it as well. Harder and faster, sweat slicked him as he drilled into that sweet pussy his female was giving him the use of, a gift he wanted forever. Her channel massaged him and gripped his length causing pleasure to rock him. His muscles tensed, desire coursed through his blood looking for a way out. His balls, the big heavy sacs that they were, tightened and tingled in warning even as a buzz seemed to run up his back.

  Holding off long enough for her to find her release once more, he was overwhelmed with the need to explode shooting his hot seed deep into her waiting center. Jerking and bucking against her, wanting to be as deep inside her as he could possibly get; he felt tremors running over him as he squeezed out every drop of his cum into her waiting channel. It clutched and clenched at his cock until he finally pulled back. He felt the loss of her immediately.

  They both crawled up into his bed collapsing in each other’s arms. They woke several times throughout the evening to give themselves pleasure. By morning they felt sated if not entirely rested.

  Chapter 8

  Balls and Wedding Bells

  It had been a couple weeks since their trip and it already felt like a distant
memory. Between hunting their adversaries and meeting the relatives in Sophie’s family and important allies, he was busy all the time. His time alone with Sophie was at a minimum and he’d decided he would talk to her about them living together in a home of their own. He’d looked through the list Ram gave him on the internet and he now had a shortlist.

  They would look at each of the three houses, one each night. At that point they would make a decision and that would be their home. He and Sophie would have their nights together and some time to share as a couple. His mother had already agreed to come to work for them as their cook. All three houses had at least a guest cottage so everyone would have some privacy.

  Tonight, they would have dinner at Royal’s house and no doubt, the engagement ball would be discussed. Dragons had parties, they were party animals, but they didn’t have political events which was what this would be. When Knossos arrived, everyone was already there and the delicious aroma of food filled the air. Royal greeted him as he shoved a drink in his hand.

  “Maybelle will be in charge of this event.” He admitted. “I’m glad not to have to plan it. That’s not ever been something I’ve enjoyed.”

  “Attending these events hasn’t ever been anything I’ve enjoyed.” Knossos admitted. He was already beginning to like Royal a bit better.

  “I like to see the females all dressed up in their best. The couples dancing and flirting, it’s fun to watch to see who is drawn to who. Of course my mate is gorgeous, so she is always the highlight of the evening.” Royal shared.

  “It helps when you’re not the center of attention.” Knossos pointed out.

  “I will have to meet with many guests. You and Sophie will be able to escape at some point while I will have to stay to the end.” Royal declared.