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tore out of his pants. He jumped into the water, more than ready to join in the fun. He

swam over to Meagan and grasped her hips, pulling her under water. Her eyes

widened as her head disappeared beneath the water. He released her and kicked to the

surface. She came up sputtering and laughing.

“Oh that’s just wrong. I thought you were going to kiss me.” She splashed water at

him.

“I’ll kiss you.” He swam close to her.

She looked so relaxed and happy. In the water, he felt a little more confident that he

wouldn’t hurt her with any games they played. And he was going to play now. He

stroked closer to her. She paddled back, shaking her head.

“I’m not sure I can trust you. You already pushed me under water and I hadn’t

done anything to you.” Her lower lip jutted out in a sexy pout.

Smart girl. He could see she was fighting a smile. Her eyes never left him. He

moved forward again. She swam back right into Jaeson’s arms. Jaeson laughed and

pushed her forward. Samiel grabbed her before she could edge back out of reach. He

laughed pulling her close to him. Samiel brushed his lips across hers. She relaxed

against him and her arm curled around his neck. Her tongue traced his lips. He loved

the aggressive move. Her fingers tightened in his hair. She nipped his lip. His hands

pulled her tighter against him. Her leg hooked around his. She let him keep them both

afloat. Her mouth opened and she kissed him hungrily. Without breaking the kiss, he

stopped treading water. The water closed over their heads. She stiffened. He released

her and kicked to the surface. She bobbed to the surface and glared at him.

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“I’m going to get you, dragon.” She swam close and tried to push him underwater.

He laughed managing to keep his head above water. “You said we needed to talk

first and you were getting a little involved. I don’t want you to say I deliberately

distracted you.”

She groaned and rolled her eyes. “After you start something, now you want to

talk.”

Samiel saw Jaeson smiling at him. He could tell Jaeson approved of his teasing.

Samiel was still a little unsure about how far he’d be able to go, but he’d do whatever

he could to make her happy.

“Then talk, Meagan. There are things I want to do before we eat and if you keep

delaying, we won’t even get through with our bath before the food is ready.” Jaeson

swam close and stroked his fingers over the back of her neck.

She sighed and moved back from them. “All right, but no touching. I
will
get

distracted if you start touching me.”

Samiel smiled. Satisfaction and the distinct urge to make her lose every thought in

her mind slammed through him. He knew she hadn’t meant them as a compliment, but

he took them that way. If they could, he’d like to spend days doing nothing but

distracting her and making love to her. Drops of water clung to her shoulders and her

hair plastered to her head and back, but she was beautiful. Her creamy brown skin

tempted him to taste and explore.

“No touching, but you can’t draw this out deliberately,” Jaeson said with a smile.

“I need to know what’s happening just as much as you two do. Today was far from

the first time that you had information and didn’t even think about telling me.” She

looked from one man to the other. “At least not until I asked.”

“We’ll try to remember to tell you what we’ve done.” Jaeson took a stroke toward

her, but she moved back.

Samiel had known it wasn’t going to be that easy. Jaeson should have waited. Her

eyes narrowed in suspicion. It was going to take more than just a quick agreement to

satisfy her tonight. Now it would probably take even longer to convince her that they

would keep her informed.

“I’m not just complaining or whining. I need to know what you’re doing. If I had

kept you entirely unaware of what was happening we’d probably still be arguing and

the generator would still be at the coven. You wouldn’t have budged.” She swam to the

edge of the pool and faced them.

Samiel could tell she was irritated. If she was standing she’d probably have her

hands on her hips. He admitted that she did have reason. He would have demanded

she tell them before they went anywhere. While it hadn’t been intentional, he would try

to remember to tell her what they planned.

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“I know you’re not complaining and you’re right. I wasn’t going to let you lead me

into a situation blind.” Samiel stayed where he was. He wanted to swim over to her and

take her into his arms, but he knew there was still more she needed to say.

“I want to learn to work with you two, but you need to listen to me. Sometimes I

feel like you just humor me and don’t really hear me. I want to be part of the team, not

just to the side in a battle.” She bit her lip looking so uncertain he wanted to kick

himself. He didn’t want her to feel that way. She should be confident of her place at

their side.

“I know we’ve had some problems with our protectiveness during battle. We are

working on it,” Jaeson said. “If you’ll think about the last battle you’ll realize that we

have learned a little.”

She nodded. “I did notice that you had relaxed.”

“Good. We’ll keep working at it because this isn’t a temporary thing. We are bound

together.” Samiel stroked forward and hooked an arm around her. “Are we finished?”

She relaxed in his arms. Her leg slid against his. He let his hand fall to her hip but

didn’t pull her tight against him. He wanted to do it. His cock was hard and he ached to

thrust deep into her. But he wanted to make her happy even more.

“We’re finished. Do you have something you want to do?” Her hands flattened

against his chest and slid up over his chest.

“I have something I want to do.” He laughed and cupped his hands under her

buttocks, pulling her hips against his.

Her thighs widened without any urging. Her soft body pressed against his. One of

her arms hooked around his shoulders and she kissed him, just a soft brush of her lips.

By
Grimlan
, she was such a tease. He nipped at her lips before claiming them. She

moaned against his lips then kissed him hungrily. Her response nearly sent him right

out of his mind. He latched onto the edge of the pool and held on to keep them both

above the water. Her fingers stroked through his hair. He could feel a rumbling growl

working its way up his throat. He wouldn’t be surprised if the woman had him purring

soon. He pulled back, determined to get them to a dry surface so they wouldn’t be in

danger of drowning. He levered himself out of the pool. As he pulled her out, she began

looking around the room.

“Where’s Jaeson?” She frowned over at him as he set her on the side of the pool.

She rose to her feet on the cool stone floor.

“He’s taking care of the food right now.” Samiel waved his hand and created a cozy

nest of pillows in the corner of the room.

“Why?” She didn’t move when he tugged her toward the corner.

“Because we need to learn to work with each other and there are still a few things

we each need to work on with you. We don’t need to complicate it any more than it

already is.” He cupped his hand over her cheek before tugging at her hand again.

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She narrowed her eyes and him and leaned back, against his pulling. “And you two

decided this without even talking to me?”

“Jaeson suggested it and I agreed.” Samiel shrugged. He wanted to be certain that

he could give her what she needed.

“Neither of you thought that maybe it might help for both of you to be here,

making love to me. I know you’d trust Jaeson to make sure you didn’t hurt me.” She

twisted her arm and tapped her foot.

Her lower lip jutted slightly. He wanted to take it between his teeth and nibble. She

looked as if she was all set to get stubborn about this. He knew her passion hadn’t

cooled. It was just upset and sheer female perversity behind her hesitation. He hooked

an arm around her waist and scooped her off her feet before heading toward the pile of

pillows. She stiffened and drew in a sharp breath. He expected some kind of angry

remark, but she simply stared at him. After a few moments, her arm curved around his

shoulder. She slowly relaxed against him.

“What am I going to do with you, Samiel?” She shook her head and smiled at him.

“You do like to take over.”

“You’re going to teach me to play again.” He swept his thumb back and forth across

her lips. “Because I want to give you everything you need.”

“Someday soon you’re going to have to tell me about what that witch did, but I

think we should begin your lessons right now.” She hugged him.

Her breath puffed over his neck, tickling. Her arms felt so good around him. His

arms tightened just briefly before he lowered her feet onto the pillows. She tugged him

to the center of the group of pillows.

“Lie down.” Her hands pressed against his chest.

“You have something in mind already?” He did as she directed, sprawling on the

large, comfortable pillows. His mind was full of ideas, but this time he’d let her take the

lead.

“I do.” She knelt beside him. “And a way to make love to you that might help too.”

“No teasing me until I lose control.” He put his hand on her hip.

She laughed. “That would be fun, but it’s not what I have in mind this time. We’re

going to play with each other.”

His hand moved to cup her pussy. He liked her idea. His fingers pressed up

between the plump lips and stroked over her clit. She was wet and slick, but it wasn’t

just water moistening his fingers. Her hips jerked forward into his hand.

“You’re a little bit ahead of the game. We’re starting small, dragon.” She nipped at

his shoulder.

He knew the power inside her had to be fairly high, but she seemed to be in control.

The sweet scent of her arousal was a heady perfume in the air, enticing and inciting his

desire. She grabbed his wrist and pulled his hand away from her pussy. He laughed,

letting her put his hand at his side.

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“So what should I be doing?” he asked.

She peered at him through her lashes. She looked mischievous and hungry. “Use

your lips and teeth first and don’t go in for the kill immediately, Samiel.”

“Dragons are predators. You expect me to play by your rules?” He trailed his finger

down the middle of her chest.

“No rules, just go slowly and start with your lips. Try to be subtle for once.” She

nibbled his jaw as her hand stroked over his chest. “Think you can handle that?”

He grinned. She did like to challenge him. He liked that side of her. Most of the

time, she seemed absolutely fearless. She swung her leg over his hips and straddled

him. She settled on his stomach, but scooted back until her buttocks touched his

erection. He drew in a slow, hissing breath and clenched his fists. She leaned down and

nibbled along his collarbone before slowly working her way to his neck.

“I can handle that. We’ll just have to see how long subtle lasts. Since you’ve been

kissing and playing, it’s my turn.” He gently pushed her up until she was sitting.

She sat there and raised an eyebrow. She wanted subtle. It wasn’t going to be easy

to give her that. She was asking for a lot. He wanted to pull her down take her nipple

into his mouth and make her wild, but he wasn’t going to do it. He was enjoying this

too much. He didn’t know if he was going to be able to stay as relaxed as he was feeling

now.

He rose up to his elbow. He saw her eyes widen. He knew she expected him to go

straight for her breasts. That was why he wasn’t going to do it. She wanted subtle and

she’d get it. He took her hand and lifted her arm. Lowering his lips, he placed a kiss on

her wrist. He kissed his way up her arm to her elbow. A shiver shook her body. Hiding

a smile, he thrilled at her response. He grazed his teeth over the soft skin of her elbow,

before sucking lightly at the skin of her upper arm. Her hand moved to his hair,

gripping it.

“My turn now.” She tugged lightly.

The slight sting surged through him. He growled as his body hardened even more.

He wanted to push her hips back, lift her and sink into her sweet heat. Taking a deep

breath, he tried to relax. He released her hand and sank back onto the cushion, ready to

let her make her move.

She leaned down and ran her tongue over his chest. Her tongue swirled around his

dark brown disc. She drew back and blew a puff of air over the wet nipple. The skin

tightened. Stinging prickles danced over his skin as cool air hit the moist patch. Her

mouth felt like fire and he couldn’t get enough of it. Her teeth closed over the hardened

tip and she tugged. He grabbed her shoulders. He was torn between the desire to hold

her just where she was and the need to roll her beneath him. She released it and gave it

a long, lazy lick.

“Your turn.” She looked up at him a big smile on her face. She knew exactly what

she was doing to him.

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“That wasn’t subtle.” He wrapped a strand of her hair around his finger and