Double Dragons(7)

He grinned. “That kind of dragon.”

Melissa felt her heart pounding in her chest as she looked into Ran’s reptilian eyes glowing like green fire.

She swallowed, waiting for fear to come. Or for her to faint, as she had last night from the shock of it all.

But somehow this was different from everything that had come before. These men were something mysterious and terrifying, but they’d saved her from almost certain death with no motive of their own. Somehow, deep inside her, she felt assured, peaceful at finding out who they really were.

Even if it made no sense with the life she’d known so far.

But while Ran and Draven were something incredibly incomprehensible and frightening, she also knew they weren’t evil. That she was completely safe here, maybe more than anywhere else.

She reached out to touch Ran’s face, and he didn’t flinch away, though his eyes flickered closed momentarily as she brushed his skin, which felt warm and normal to the touch.

When his eyes opened, they were a deep green again, and there was an intense lust there that shook her to the bone. This man wanted her. And she didn’t know why.

“Why did you bring me here?” she asked. “Why not take me to a hospital or leave me at the library?”

Draven leaned on the window and faced her with folded arms. “You wouldn’t have been safe. We aren’t used to humans interfering, but if they do, it’s our responsibility to make sure they don’t suffer any repercussions.”

“So you’re taking me home, then?”

His lines pressed into a thin line. “No.”

“What?” she asked, shocked. “Why not?”

“One, we need more time to make sure you’re safe,” Ran said. “But two, we’re hoping you might agree to a special kind of arrangement. One very few humans are ever offered.”

She blinked. “What?” The thought of staying here with these two gorgeous men was overwhelming enough, but knowing there was something else they wanted made her almost giddy with anticipation. “What do you want?”

“He wants to mate you,” Draven said, walking forward, looking imperious. His height was intimidating, his cold gaze more so. But still, just having him closer brought welcome heat surging through her. If possible, she was just as attracted to this man as she was to Ran. “He wants us to mate you together.”

Her jaw dropped as an image of the three of them entwined in silken sheets filled her mind, making her instantly wet. It had always been her ultimate fantasy: two men at once.

It was the chance of a lifetime. What woman wouldn’t accept it?

Ran tilted his head at her and narrowed his eyes. “Some women. You’d be surprised.”

She eyed him warily. “I don’t know if I’ll ever get used to that.” She turned to Draven. “What do you mean by mate? I heard the wolf refer to mating as well.”

Draven’s face darkened in anger. “What he meant was something that makes me want to kill him just thinking about it. What we mean is a lifetime of protection. Of commitment.”

“Um, so… married to two dragons, is that what you’re suggesting?” she asked. It was wilder than anything she’d read in her novels, but incredibly appealing at the same time. It felt like a dream, but the men sitting in front of her were so real.

“Yes,” Draven said, looking at her like he expected her to protest and run at any moment.

Hell no. She was staying for sure. She had to at least see what having two men like that at one time was like.

Ran let out a choked laugh. “At least she’s open to the sexual part of it. Some women aren’t so adventurous.”

Her mouth literally watered. “I can be adventurous. Definitely. I’m not seeing a downside.”

Draven exhaled slowly. “If we claim you, you’ll be immortal. You’ll share our blood. Should you choose to accept us, you’ll have to leave everything else behind. Your family, your job…” Draven eyed her carefully.

She realized she really was the perfect woman for this. “No one would miss me. I have no one to leave behind.”

Draven raised an eyebrow at that, his cold composure slightly shaken. “No one?”

She shook her head again. “Not for a long time. And as for my job, it was just a way to make it from day to day. A way to spend time in my books. To be honest…” She raised her gaze to Draven’s. “I’ve been waiting all my life for an adventure like this.”

A slow grin spread over Ran’s face, giving him a wicked look and flashing white, even teeth. “Oh, we can promise adventure.”

Draven simply gave her a long look. “Fine. We can see how we feel after a week, since you have to stay here anyway. After that, if it’s a good fit, once you truly understand what you’ve gotten yourself into, then we’ll see.”