Dragon Fever: A Dark Kings Novella by Donna Grant Read Free Book Online Page A

mixed with his kiss caused her blood to heat. Her hands splayed on his chest before moving upward to lock around his neck. With a groan that rumbled his chest, he deepened the kiss.
    Then something strange happened. Warmth spread through her, settling low in her belly. At first she thought she was going to be sick, but the more he kissed her, the more the warmth grew––until it was a fire.
    And did it rage.
    It burned brightly, scalding her with its intensity. She couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think. And she didn’t care. All that mattered was that he continue kissing her, taking her further along this incredible journey.
    Then that wasn’t enough. She wanted…no, she needed more. As if sensing her thoughts, he turned her so that her back was to the railing. His heat surrounded her. Every breath she drew into her lungs was filled with his scent of dark amber and mahogany. The longer they kissed, the more fiery and out of control their kisses became.
    It was Asher who gradually pulled away. She struggled to find words, to tell him she didn’t want it to end. Her lids slid closed when his thumb ran over her bottom lip and he groaned.
    She leaned into him, hoping he would kiss her again. This feeling…this sensation…was awful and amazing. She didn’t know whether to fight it or give in, but her body didn’t give her a choice.
    Asher didn’t say a word as he laced his fingers with hers and turned toward the hotel. They walked in silence once more, becoming more in tune to him with every step she took. She could literally feel their souls intertwining and melding.
    She should be scared, and she was. But she was also excited and aroused to the point that she wanted to crawl out of her skin. He’d done that to her. When no other had caused even a hint of desire, he had brought an inferno.
    When they reached the elevator of the hotel, he pressed the eight button for his floor and looked at her. She knew what he was asking. Her mind warned her to leave for the night, but her body begged her to experience more of what he had so easily unleashed.
    She stood beside him, facing the door. Out of the corner of her eye she saw him grin. It was a pleased smile, one that said her decision made him happy.
    Almost as happy as she was.
     

Chapter Six
    Asher didn’t want to think about the passionate kisses he shared with Rae or why he couldn’t seem to get enough of her. The more he tasted and touched, the more he craved.
    The more he hungered .
    As they walked into the penthouse suite, all he cared about, all that mattered was the woman beside him. Desire burned deep, swirling through his muscle and bone like tendrils of flames.
    It consumed him until he thought he might go mad with the force of such passion. Lust he’d experienced before, but this was so much more. It went beyond the physical.
    He thought of all the Kings who’d found mates, and it stopped him dead in his tracks. Why was he thinking about mates? But then he knew––Rae.
    Their hands remained joined as he bolted the door and walked her into the suite. Her dark eyes burned brightly, her lips still swollen from his kisses.
    His already straining cock jumped as he thought of taking her in his arms again. He wanted to mark her as his, to claim her in such a way that everyone who looked at her would know she was his.
    It should scare the hell out of him. But all he felt was a kind of peace. As if his soul had found what it had been looking for. Which couldn’t be right. He’d been satisfied on his own.
    He halted and faced Rae. She turned to him, her wide lips slightly parted and the pulse at her throat beating wildly. He unbelted her coat and slowly released each button. Then he pushed the thick garment over her shoulders.
    It fell to the ground at her feet, forgotten as she put her hands on his chest. She hadn’t seemed to notice that he’d gone into the night with nothing more than his suit, and that was fine with him. He didn’t want to answer any