“The mated bond,” Caleb said, nodding. “I’ve heard it’ll make you feel… well, like this. But I wasn’t really prepared for just how much this it’d feel.”
Kira laughed again. “I guess I should be happy I’m not the only one who’s feeling a little swept off their feet right now, then.”
“No. No, you’re most definitely not.”
Kira glanced up at Caleb again from beneath her eyelashes. He looked stunning like this – flushed from the force of their kiss, his eyes filled with desire, his hair tousled.
And she knew that she was not going to survive a night in close quarters with him without touching him. She had a pretty good idea that he wouldn’t mind that in the slightest, however. Kira could feel her own throbbing desire rising within her. She wanted to press herself closer to Caleb, feel his skin against hers.
She’d never felt anything like this before – the desire for him that coursed through her veins was almost dizzying. Kira had always considered herself a little unromantic, maybe even a little staid and boring. But right now, all she could feel was heat, running through her veins, making her skin feel like it was sizzling.
“Kira –” Caleb gasped, as her hands ghosted lightly over him, and when Kira raised her eyes to his face, she found his eyes dark with lust in the low light, his cheeks flushed. “Kira, are you sure –”
“Of course I’m sure,” she said quickly. “I’ve never been more sure of anything before in my life.”
She meant it, too – she could feel it, sitting at the core of her. The rightness of this, how much Caleb had already come to mean to her, even though they’d known each other only a short time. He was unlike anyone she’d ever met before – and not just because he was a dragon.
It’s because we were made for each other,Kira thought, remembering what Caleb had told her about the mated bond. We were always meant to be.
The knowledge sent a line of fire straight through her, and Caleb’s lips were searing against hers when he leaned down to kiss her again, sending white-hot heat racing through her, all the way to her core. She could feel the hardness at the apex of his thighs pressing against her, and she groaned into his mouth.
“Come on,” she whispered, taking his hand and drawing him up with her as she stood. “I think I know what we should do next.”
“Oh?” Caleb asked her, allowing her to lead him away from the dying coals of their campfire. “And what’s that?”
Kira smiled over her shoulder at him, raising an eyebrow. “I think we should test out how sturdily I put up our tent.”
Caleb blinked at her, looking almost stunned, until a wide grin broke out over his face. “Well, it’s hard for me to argue with that. Safety 101, after all.”
“Exactly right,” Kira said, grinning, before together, they stumbled over to the tent.