I Married A Dragon (Prime Mating Agency)(29)

I released Cedros’s hands, reached for the bottom edge of my tube top, and began lifting it.

“No!” Cedros exclaimed, his large hands closing around my wrists, stopping me. “You do not have to do this.”

“Derakeens walk around naked,” I replied calmly. “I may not be ready to bare it all just yet, but I can at least meet you halfway on this.”

His hold tightened around my wrists, and he shook his head with an almost sad expression. “No, my Kaida. I do not want you doing anything against your will, or that makes you uncomfortable, just to please me.”

I smiled and gently forced him to release my arms. “See? You saying this only makes me want to do it even more. Many things are uncomfortable the first time, but once you’ve done it, you realize it’s no big deal and get over it. You hugging me the first time felt super awkward because you were a stranger to me. Now, I don’t mind. In fact, I rather enjoy it since you no longer smother me. You’re a great cuddler.”

The way Cedros’s golden scales suddenly darkened, taking on an almost bronze color, made me burst out laughing. He was so adorably cute as he looked at me with both a pleased and embarrassed expression. His throat glowed, and some of that soothing heat I loved so much radiated from it.

“It pleases me tremendously to hear that you like cuddling with me, my Ejaya.”

“I do,” I said in all sincerity. “So being naked around you is going to be uncomfortable at first, but eventually, I’ll get over it, too. Nudity is harmless and natural on Dramnac. Whatever the circumstances that brought me here, I committed to be a proper Ejaya to you. I’m supposed to be the person you can be yourself with, and with whom you can speak and interact freely, without worry, shame, or restraint. I don’t want you not speaking or acting the way that comes naturally to you out of fear I might be offended or upset. If I don’t like something, I will tell you. Okay?”

A powerful emotion crossed his features. The way his throat worked, I suspected he was trying to swallow down the overwhelming emotions coursing through him.

“Yes, my Kaida.”

“So here goes,” I said in a cheerful voice, yanking off my top in one swift move. “Here are female human boobs. No big deal…”

And it really wasn’t. Even with him blatantly ogling my bare breasts, the expected embarrassment and self-consciousness never came. I didn’t know if my mental preparation before coming out of the bedroom or his fascinated expression devoid of lust explained it.

He tilted his head this way and that as he examined them with a smile filled with wonder. “They are quite big. Are they heavy?” he asked matter-of-factly.

I snorted. “Big? That’s a first,” I said, more to myself. I liked saying I was a C cup, but depending on the model of the bra, B sometimes fit better. “By human standards, mine are average. And no, they’re not heavy. But for women with much bigger breasts, their weight can actually cause severe back pain.”

“I see. I understand human females feed their young with them. Do yours contain milk right now?”

My eyes nearly popped out of my head, then I chuckled as I recovered from the shock. “Oh, God, no! Definitely no milk here. I haven’t given birth. Human females only start producing milk when they are close to giving birth to a baby, and will continue to lactate for as long as they breastfeed their child. Technically, you can induce lactation even without pregnancy, but that requires some committed effort.”

“Oh,” Cedros said, his face falling with disappointment.

I blinked, surprised by his unexpected reaction. “That’s not what you wanted to hear.”

He gave me a sheepish grin. “Well, I was curious about what your milk tasted like.”

My jaw dropped, and I stared at him in disbelief. “You wanted to taste my breast milk?!”

This time, he was the one surprised by my reaction. “Yes, of course. Why wouldn’t I? I was also quite curious how effective your fermented milk could be in replenishing our hydrogen sacs.”

Robbed of words, I just continued staring at him. But he was still too focused on my boobs to even notice.

“I’m surprised they are not functional because of their size,” Cedros mused out loud. “I assumed women’s breasts were big because of all the milk they contained. Yours look so firm and perky, I would have expected them to be hard. But they always feel soft against me when I hug you.”

“Wow! Firm and perky! Thanks! That’s the nicest compliment you can give a woman about her boobs,” I said with a giggle.

He smiled and raised a hand towards my right breast, but caught himself before touching it. “Sorry!” he said, giving me a worried look.

I smiled again. “It’s okay, you can touch.”

A major ‘What the fuck?!’ went off in my head even as the words left my lips. I couldn’t believe I’d just told him to go ahead and grope my boob.

“Are you sure?” he asked hesitantly.

I should have jumped on that opportunity to recant, but the hopefulness in his voice and his gaze made me nod.

“Yes, you can. Go ahead.”

I’ve had my boobs touched in the past, but having Cedros squeeze the left one like one would a clown horn nearly had me bursting out laughing.

“So soft and squishy,” he said wistfully, making me chuckle.