Mated to Dragons novel

---- fell from my lips when the water got closer, but before Icould slip underneath the water his hold tightened again. "Tn-need to ask you something," I stuttered. "What do you need?" "You have shops and stuff. Do slaves get paid for the jobs?" I wasn't going to bea slave for long, but I had worked in the castle for a few weeks, so I had to get paid somehow . Why hadn't I thought about this before ? "Yes. Debora is in charge of paying everyone." "Oh." Frowning, I looked away from him.

"What do you need?" Lucas asked. Ihesitated. "C-clothes," I said softly. "And some new shoes." "Make a list of things you need, and I'll send Xavier to pick it up for you." It was on the tip of my tongue to protest, but I changed my mind at the last minute. Sure, I wanted to buy my own things, but going out in town alone was not something I wanted to do. Acold wet hand suddenly cupped my cheek.

"Tf you want to go into town, you need to inform me ---- or one of my brothers so we can make arrangements for someone to go with you. It's not safe for you to go out on your own." "Okay." "Okay." Lucas smiled and then leaned forward. I froze. My eyes dropped to his lips and then darted back up to his eyes. They were changing color as I watched. He swallowed and then started moving. I wrapped my arms around his neck again and held on tightly as he walked us out of the water.

It was hot when I got into the water with him, but a slight breeze had picked up while we were in the creek. I shivered and pressed myself closer to his body. He was hot despite the cold. Lucas dropped to his knees under the tree and lowered me to my ass. Reaching up, he cupped my cheek and stroked my cheekbone with his thumb. "Think carefully about Mason's offer before you sign the papers," he said softly. "I don't want you to regret it later." My eyes fluttered closed when he leaned forward.

Warm breath fanned my lips. I sucked in a breath, waiting for him to kiss me. It felt like forever before his lips brushed mine. ---- His lips brushed mine again before the pressure increased. I held completely still as he kissed me because I wasn't sure what to do. Was I supposed to move my lips like his? I tried to think back to all those books I had read. They explained a lot of things. A shudder raced through me when his tongue swiped across my bottom lip.

And then he was suddenly pulling away. When I opened my eyes, Lucas was no longer there. I was alone under the tree in my soaked underwear with my clothes by the creek bed where I left it when I undressed. "Lucas?" I called. There was no reply. Stumbling to my feet, I hurriedly got dressed and grabbed my book before I hurried back towards the castle. Maybe today I can talk to Mason or Nate about the questions I had.