I Married A Dragon (Prime Mating Agency)(30)

I couldn’t recall anyone ever touching me in a less sexy fashion. Even a doctor giving me a breast exam hadn’t felt so awkward… but in a funny way. Although there was definitely nothing childish about Cedros, the innocent way in which he explored me was endearing. As he pawed at me, I felt like a stress ball in his hand.

Then, although his expression remained curious, his touch changed. He covered my breast with his palm, giving it a little squeeze before gently rubbing over it. His second hand settled on my other breast, cupping it while his thumb circled my areola. What had started as a playful exploration took on a different edge as an unexpected flame sparked low in my belly.

To my dismay, the tip of my nipples pebbled. Cedros’s vertical pupils widened as he leaned forward, noticing the change.

“They are hardening. What’s happening?” Cedros asked.

Embarrassed, I caught his wrists and gently pulled his hands away from me. “It’s nothing. It happens sometimes when you fiddle with our nipples.”

“But why?” he insisted, genuinely curious. “Is it—”

He abruptly stopped talking, his nostrils flaring, and his eyes widening. When his head jerked down, and he stared at my crotch before taking a deep whiff, no word could have described the extent of the mortification I felt.

He looked at me with shock and disbelief. “Are you aroused? Did my touch arouse you?”

My stupid face turning beet-red was all the answer he needed. The most incredible air of wonder descended over his features. He looked in turn at his hand, at my boob, and then back at my face, his nostrils flaring the whole time. In that instant, I wished I could summon a portal and vanish right out of here.

“Okay, enough grabbing boobies for today,” I said, looking at the food on the counter, eager to change the subject.

But Cedros was nowhere near done with this one.

“You are aroused, correct?” he insisted.

I crossed my arms over my chest, now feeling self-conscious about my partial nudity. “You’re not supposed to ask questions like that.”

“Why not? And why are you embarrassed?”

“Because it’s just not the type of thing we openly discuss,” I said.

“So you won’t answer? Is that another human rule? One that I should leave alone?”

I made a face at him, both impressed and annoyed by the less-than-subtle fashion he was reminding me I’d committed to allowing him to openly express himself with me as he would with a Derakeen Ejaya.

I heaved a sigh and balefully looked at him. “Yes, breasts are erogenous. When touched gently in the right way, it may arouse a woman.”

An awed smile stretched his lips. “I can’t believe my touch aroused you.”

That comment took me aback. I frowned and looked at him questioningly. “Why can’t you believe it?”

It was his turn to appear taken aback. “I have scales, horns, a tail, digitigrade legs, and draconic features. I don’t exactly fit the attractiveness criteria of the human aesthetic,” he said matter-of-factly.

My frown deepened. “True, but that doesn’t make you unattractive, either. Every species has their own form of beauty.”

He nodded, but still didn’t seem satisfied. “Is touching them the right way the only thing required to trigger that response? I mean, would you respond the same way, no matter how repulsive you may find the person touching you?”

“Oh, no! Arousal isn’t just a physical thing. A lot of it is emotional. Someone I don’t find attractive wouldn’t arouse me. You may not be human, but I still think you’re a very attractive male.”

For a split second, as I spoke those words, I wondered if Cedros was fishing for compliments. But his genuine shock erased any doubt he truly thought I couldn’t be drawn to him.

He beamed at me and puffed out his chest. “Your words please me very much, my Ejaya. I find you very attractive, too, which I didn’t think possible with a human. I like how my body responds to you. And now, I understand why human males like breasts. They are wonderful, even when they’re not functional, like yours.”

Oh, brother!

I barely repressed the urge to facepalm. How the heck was I supposed to respond to that anyway? Thankfully, Cedros spared me from further embarrassment by taking my hand.

“Come, my Kaida. Let’s feed you.”

Relieved beyond words, I let him lead me to the counter where he began cooking my meal.





Chapter 9





Cedros





Kaida found me attractive. My touch had aroused her. Even now, the aroma of her need lingered in my snout. It had smelled even more divine than her Ejaya scent. Never before had I felt such a powerful urge for my length to extrude. Kaida had aroused me… truly aroused.

And Kayog said we are compatible…

When he’d confirmed that Kaida would come and settle on Dramnac with me, I had expected nothing other than a platonic Ejaya-Shadow Lord relationship between us. I never pictured myself being sexually drawn to a human. But that had changed. Now, I wanted more… I wanted everything with my Kaida. I would need to find more opportunities and ways to make her aroused again. I needed to read up on human courtship rituals to make her attraction to me grow further.

However, I couldn’t allow my mind to wander as I flew us down into the black gate. Despite her undeniable courage, Kaida slightly tensed in my arms when we entered what resembled a dark, swirling pool of smoke in the center of the city. The familiar coolness and tingling sensation ran over my scales as we landed inside the void.