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  "What is your name?"

  Cane brought his head up with a frown. "Nobody told you?"

  "You are the first person I have spoken with since I was grabbed and pulled through the portal."

  He scowled, "That was not well-done and will be addressed. That being said, my name is Cane, and I am the Azure Dragon."

  If he expected her to be impressed, he would have been disappointed. Zoe knew nothing about the four Dragon Gods who were kings over different sections of Pavo.

  Before she could talk herself out of it, Zoe decided to do something reckless. She was tired of being the sweet librarian behind the desk. She had dreams and passions that she wanted to explore. The erotic novel weighed heavily in her decision. Zoe knew that if this man did half the things to her that the Dragon King had in the story, she would die a happy woman.

  "Did you and Ava ever claim each other?" the question came out sharp and almost accusatory.

  Cane raised a brow. "I have never had relations with Ava, of any kind."

  With a sigh, Zoe uttered the words that would forever change her fate. "Cane, I claim you as my dragon."

  He pounced onto the bed, knocking Zoe onto her back. His body was hard and hot, pressing into hers, and he ran the length of his nose up her neck taking in her smell.

  "You are mine now, human."

  Zoe choked back a hysterical giggle. "Zoe, my name is Zoe."

  "Zoe," he rolled it out like he was trying a tasty treat. "I like it, human, it suits you."

  And then his lips clamped down on her neck and he sucked hard, causing Zoe to arch her back, her nipples rubbing against his chest with only the thin fabric between them.

  "I am going to take you, Zoe. I want to know what my cock feels like being squeezed by your hot pussy. I want to take your ass and your mouth. I want to see my marks on your backside and my clamps on your nipples. You are going to be a good little submissive, aren't you?"

  Zoe nodded. "Yes, Sir."

  His eyes flashed, and he corrected gently, "Yes, Master."

  Zoe had never known that calling a man master would have her body strung so tightly.

  "Yes, Master, I will be a good submissive."

  Cane growled and licked the length of her breast, tugging the sheet lower.

  "I shall need to fuck these as well." His eyes sparkled. "You and I are going to have a lot of fun together."

  When he seemed to want a response, Zoe swallowed and whispered huskily, "Yes, Master."

  Chapter 3

  Cane felt the surge of desire race through him. His dragon wanted to exert his dominance over the curvy human. He wanted to touch her, taste her. Curling his hands into a fist, he barked out a command, "When I come for you, I expect you to get into position."

  Zoe glanced at him with wide eyes, uncertain if she would be able to speak, but not knowing what he wanted from her.

  Cane stood and indicated that she drop onto the floor.

  Zoe felt silly climbing onto the cold floor, but she did as she was told.

  "On your knees and leave them wide open. I want your hands behind your back and your head tipped back."

  As Zoe struggled to obey, she felt the cool air touch the tender folds of her pussy. She couldn't help the involuntary shudder.

  In this position, he could see literally every inch of her body. There wasn't a way to hide what she deemed to be her less than perfect spots.

  Zoe felt a flood of humiliation and ducked her head. The second she dropped her chin, he yanked it up again.

  Dark eyes met hers, questions swirling in their depths. "What is it? What has put that look on your face?"

  Zoe shook her head, not wanting to share her inner demons.

  His eyes narrowed. "You are new, Zoe, so I will allow you this one chance to answer. I do not tolerate a submissive' s disobedience."

  Her lips trembled, but she couldn't force the words out. How could Zoe tell him that she felt fat and ugly with her body splayed before him so openly?

  His mouth compressed into a tight line. "Very well."

  In the next instant, she was being plucked from the ground. He lifted her as easily as one would a baby. His hands were firm but kind. Zoe wondered where he was taking her but soon learned as he sank down into a large chair and draped her over his knee.

  "When you disobey me, Zoe, you will be punished. I do not punish to harm you, only to teach you that you must obey. There are times when I will spank you for pleasure, and you will come to love that. But, Zoe, a punishment is not for pleasure."

  She had no idea what he was talking about. Her knowledge of the BDSM world was so small.

  All Zoe knew was that her ass was spread across his lap and likely looking bigger than the state of Texas. She wriggled in his grasp, trying to get free, and felt the first stinging blow.

  A gasp escaped her lips. Fuck! That really hurt.

  She moved to get away from him, but his arms were like steel bands. Smack, smack, he struck her buttocks with a firm, open palm. Zoe felt more than her ass shake when he spanked her.

  She never really had felt self-conscious about her body when she was dressed. But this was a whole new ballgame.

  He stroked Zoe once between her thighs, almost as if he couldn't help himself. The smell of her arousal was driving him wild.

  And to her utter amazement, she was wet! How could spanking possibly be turning her on?

  "Oh, little human, I can see that we are well suited."

  His voice held the hint of so many dark secrets. Zoe wanted to know what he was thinking. Another smack came down across the top of her thighs and she screamed.

  He stilled. "Did I harm you?"

  Zoe felt the tears that had been gathering in her eyes begin to fall.

  He lifted her, turning her in his arms so that he could see her face.

  "I do not ever wish to harm you, Zoe. I apologize. If I do, you must tell me right away."

  "What?" She managed to say through her tears, "Like a safe word?"

  He frowned. "You are always safe with me."

  Zoe shook her head. "No, Master. Let me better explain. I have read a few books in which the couple has a word that either person can use at any time. If they use that safe word, everything that is happening comes to a complete stop. It helps keep the play safe, sane, and consensual."

  Cane considered this. "I like this idea. What word will we use?"

  Zoe wasn't aware that while they were talking, she had snuggled down into his arm, her hands going up to touch his chest.

  "Something that we wouldn't normally say," she explained. "Like hippopotamus or volcano."

  Cane felt his lips twitch. It was an unusual feeling, seeing as he wasn't one who was prone to smiling.

  "You do not speak much of volcanos?"

  She smiled. "Others just use a color, like red."

  Cane scowled, "My twin brother is the Red Dragon; we shall not be inviting him into our play."

  Zoe crooked her head back in order to see him better. "You have a twin?"

  He nodded. "His name is Quin, and you will never see him."

  She caught her breath. "Why?"

  Cane's hands tightened for a moment. "He expressed interest in you. I will not allow you to see him."

  Zoe felt something soft and fluttery in her chest. "He is not my Master; I will not want him."

  Cane surged to his feet and strode over to the bed. He didn't like the conflicting emotions that raced through him. He wanted to fuck the human. He wanted to give her orgasm after orgasm until she could hardly breathe. But one didn't give pleasure after a punishment.

  And there was still the fact that she hadn't told him what had upset her so much that she disobeyed in the first place. There was also this safe word; they needed to come to an understanding of what it would be.

  Her eyes were droopy, and he could see that his little human was tired. In most instances, a dragon would send the human away until he had need of her again. A claiming wasn't as formal as a mating, and often th
ey didn't share a room together for anything other than sex.

  However, the thought of sending Zoe anywhere had his beast raging within him.

  "Bananas," Zoe said sleepily. "I don't really like bananas, do you?"

  Cane wasn't sure he had an opinion on the fruit.

  "You don't want any bananas?" he asked, confused on her sudden outburst.

  She giggled, the sound wriggling its way inside of him and lodging itself deep within his chest. He loved that sound and vowed that he would make her do it again.

  "No, Master, we could use 'bananas' as our safe word."

  He tried it out on his lips, "Bananas. Yes, that will do nicely. Now, I want you to tell me what upset you earlier. Why did you drop your chin when you were assuming the position?"

  A cloud crossed over her face, but with her ass already smarting, Zoe knew that she didn't want another spanking.

  "I was embarrassed, Master."

  Her words were soft, barely a whisper, but he heard them all the same.

  Cane didn't understand. "What embarrassed you?"

  She gulped and buried her face in his neck. "My body. I didn't want you to see me."

  Cane was completely dumbfounded. How could this beautiful creature think for one moment that there was anything wrong with her body? It was something that made his beast roar and his fire blaze. He would make sure that Zoe knew her worth if it was the last thing he did.

  Chapter 4

  His dragon awoke first, nudging him to the fact that he had his arms full of warm, hot woman. His leather pants were cutting off the circulation to his cock. With the ease of a shifter, he careful extracted himself from the curvy human and stood by the bed.

  Her dark blonde hair was tousled around her face. Any signs of the tears from the previous evening were gone and in their place was the milky white skin he had first seen when his men had brought her to him.

  Her eyes were the darkest blue he had ever seen. They, at times, appeared to be black, stormy with emotion. Her hair wasn't much past her shoulders and had a slight wave to it. She truly was stunning to look at.

  Cane yanked his leather pants off and felt immediate relief when his hand wrapped around his massive length. He watched the slight rise and fall of her shoulder as she dreamed of what he couldn't even imagine. He began to stroke his cock, thinking about the things he would like to do to her.

  He wanted to see her tied to his bed, with every inch of her exposed and open to his touch. He wanted to use his crop on her bottom and pussy. He had a feeling, by the way her folds were soaked last night, she would love his crop.

  She turned and gave him a full view of her pink bottom. It was still a little flushed but there was no bruising. He was thankful that he hadn't harmed her. His hand tightened as he thought about plugging her rounded ass. He wanted to train her so that she would eventually be able to take his cock.

  Cane growled at the thought of sinking into her large ass, the thrill of it almost bringing him to release.

  Her sharply indrawn breath brought his gaze back to Zoe. She had turned again, her full breasts now spectacularly splayed for him, nipples peaking at his gaze. She licked her lips in clear invitation, whether she knew it or not.

  He moved toward the bed and commanded, "Present yourself, Zoe."

  She scrambled up and went to move to the floor just as he had taught her the previous evening. Her thighs parted, and she moved her hands behind her back, and then she looked up at him trustingly, tilting her head back.

  "You have pleased me, little human," he growled, loving the way her eyes lit with pride, and she flushed happily.

  His human thrived on positive attention; that much was obvious.

  "What would you like, Zoe?"

  He wasn't one to ask a woman her pleasure, but there was something about Zoe that made him stretch his rules.

  "I want to taste my Master's cock." She blushed again, clearly not used to saying such graphic statements.

  He felt a surge of possession go through him. Cane liked that his human wasn't jaded like so many of the others.

  "You shall have a taste." He moved toward her mouth, still stroking his dick. "But you must leave your hands where they are. Can you do that?"

  Zoe nodded, her gaze now glued to the thick head of his cock. He squeezed it one more time and then gently smacked her lips with it. She smiled and showed her pearly white teeth.

  "Open, Zoe," he commanded.

  Her mouth dropped into a perfectly shaped oval and he inserted just the tip. She licked at his precum, loving the spicy, salty taste of him. Her pussy, being exposed to the air, started to feel heavy and wet. Zoe wanted to touch herself as she licked him.

  Cane gave her a little more, and Zoe opened wider to accommodate him. In truth, she had only done this a handful of times, and usually, it ended rather quickly. She didn't necessarily hate it, but there was nothing to enjoy—or so she thought.

  Now, with his enormous cock stretching her lips to capacity and her pussy throbbing, she felt intense heat swirling in her belly. Cane's eyes watched her through hooded lids. The view from her knees was spectacular. She could see every ripped muscle of his sculpted abs and the bottom of several tattoos.

  He pushed further, and she gagged a little trying to keep up. Her hand moved around automatically, and he barked at her, "Assume the position, Zoe!"

  She quickly moved her hand back with the other and locked them together. Then she opened wide again, wanting to take as much of him as possible.

  Cane moaned as she hollowed out her cheeks and sucked him hard. He shoved inside of her mouth, fucking it, but careful not to hurt her. She gagged again, but this time kept her hands in place. And the next time he thrust forward, she opened wider and allowed his head to slip into the top of her throat.

  She swallowed involuntarily, and for the first time in his life, Cane lost control of his orgasm. It came ripping out of him, shooting into her throat and filling her mouth. It was such a strong release that she couldn't contain all of it inside. It spilled down her chin as she tried to swallow it all.

  He gasped as the last of his release drizzled onto the floor.

  She looked down at it, and he grabbed a cloth, wiping her mouth tenderly and then cleaning the spot in front of her.

  Zoe wondered why he hadn't said anything. Did she displease him?

  "What are you thinking, human?"

  She blushed again. "Nothing, Master."

  He gave her a quick glance. "Zoe, if you continue to lie to me, you will be one unhappy little human. What did I tell you about being honest?"

  She shook her head. "I am sorry, Master. I was embarrassed."

  "Again?" he asked in surprise. Embarrassment wasn't something the dragons felt very often. And certainly never during sex; that was as natural as breathing fire, or so it should have been.

  Zoe plowed forward, "I wondered if I had pleased you."

  Cane frowned. "You would know if I was displeased, Zoe. I don't hold such things back."

  "But you were so quiet," she mumbled softly.

  Cane picked her up off the floor and moved her to the chair they had been in the night before. But rather than draping her over his lap, he held her in his arms.

  "I was surprised, not angry. Never before has a woman, dragon or human, been able to bring me to release so quickly and without my consent."

  Her eyes widened. "Oh."

  He felt the twitching again at his lips. What was the matter with him?

  "Oh, indeed. In point of fact, I am very well pleased with you. And as such, I will be giving you a reward."

  She blinked up at him, those dark doe eyes trapping him with their trust. In truth, he had also wondered if he was making a mistake with the girl. His loss of control worried him, as did the fact that he wanted to kiss her.

  It was clearly madness, one only kissed his mate, not one he claimed. There wasn't a hard and fast rule, just as with the sleeping arrangements. But he had already broken one and now was on the verge o
f breaking another.

  She bit her bottom lip. "Did you like it then?"

  He was momentarily distracted. "Like what?"

  She looked down and then bravely brought her gaze back to his. "When I took your cock in my mouth?"

  His dragon roared with approval. Fuck, yes, he had liked it. He had fucking loved it.

  His dragon didn't seem to care that he was confusing his feelings for the human. Humans were for claiming and sex, not for mating. And he was a dragon king, he set the example for his entire horde. He needed to set some boundaries with his little sub.

  He would give her an orgasm and then go about his day. There was no reason to linger any longer.

  And then she reached up and placed a hand on his face. No one dared to touch him, ever. He froze as she studied his face intently, not knowing what she was looking for.

  "I am glad you are my dragon," she said softly, and his resolve melted.

  His lips swooped down to take hers.

  Chapter 5

  His lips were hot and hard against hers. Zoe gasped at the intense feelings that were suddenly aroused in her belly. This dragon was nothing like the men on earth she had been with. His skin ran warmer than what she was used to, and she found herself drawn to him like a moth to a flame.

  He wasn't hesitant or uncertain. His kiss was demanding, thorough, and altogether soul rattling. Her Master knew how to exert his dominance in everything he did.

  His tongue tangled with hers, probing and searching for who only knew what. He seemed to find what he desired in her, judging by the way his massive erection was pressing into her side.

  Cane stood, not breaking the kiss, and moved her over to a bench where he was able to strap her legs wide apart. His little sub didn't complain, just looked up at him with those big eyes in question. Her lips were bruised and swollen from his kiss and her body was flushed pink with desire.

  Cane took her arms and secured them above her head so that her breasts pushed out away from her body. Without a word, he went to pick up a pair of nipple clamps. They were tame in comparison to some of the things he had. For a brief moment, he pictured adding a clamp to her clit. The fire inside of him raced to the surface. He fought shifting, something he hadn't struggled with since he was a young boy.