The Alpha Dragon’s Prisoner

Setting Her Free-Xander

I can’t even describe the want that I feel in my chest as I wait for answer. I just want her to give me a chance and if she is close by that would make it easier. Maybe if I really can’t have her as a mate, then I would be happy just to see her every day. Over time the bond could work and I can take the time to change her mind.

“You would give me my freedom, even if you will never get what you want?” she asks.

With all the hope that I have in my body, I nod my head yes not trusting myself to speak. I have to get her to at least give me a chance if I want to stay a leader to my people. I struggle to swallow as I watch her think it over. The way she nibbles on her bottom lip when she is deep in thought is driving me crazy. I have never been so attracted to someone lips before. I clear my throat knowing that now is not the time for me to have these thoughts.

The sound snaps her out of her head and she throws a glare in my direction. With a heavy sigh she turns to face me. “I have a condition.” Glad that there is a chance a smile breaks across my face.

I would proceed with caution. You have no idea what she will request of us.

“What might that be?” I ask eagerly.

“That you don’t touch me. Ever” she states with a stray face. I feel my dragon sway in my chest at the very thought of it. I hate the idea of it too.

“That won’t be possible” I say immediately as I think on my feet. “From what we have seen, when a dragon meets there mate, the bond has already started. Being apart will be dangerous and draining to both parties involved. Having our mates near us stops this from happening” I tell her honestly.

We need her to want the bond, not fear it.

“That doesn’t sound right. This is starting to sound like a ploy to get me into your bed. I will never be in your bed” she states as she eyes me.

“We are going to have to build your trust. In all of those that reside here I will never lie to unless it is for your safety. You are mine to take protect, to love and to cherish. If the bond were as simple to make as taking you against your will, don’t you think that I would have done it by now?” I question her as my tone hardens.

She looks taken aback by my tone. The smell of her fear enters the air a long with her intoxicating scent. I find myself towering over her as I peer down into her beautiful face. My face is so close to hers that I would have to do is let it fall a few inches and her taste would fill my mouth. The thought has a growl leaving my chest as I whirl away from her trying to get myself under control.

A kiss would start the beginnings of the heat. If she is not willing to accept simple touches from us, then we cannot even give her that.

“This need is hard enough to control. I cannot imagine how Maximus and Magma were able to hold on so long as much as we interfered. If the heat is worse than this, then I suggest that we reframe from the action as well” I reply to him.

“Look, I know you didn’t ask to be in this situation. I didn’t ask to be in it either. Especially to have someone share my home when I am such a private person. However, I would rather live my entire life not being able to touch you and seeing you every day, rather than to have you go back to that hell hole where you don’t deserve to be” I murmur as I face away from her.

I have no idea what she will feel at my words but it’s something that I feel needed to be said. She doesn’t have to understand right away what this is like for me. The struggle that I already feel when It comes to her. “So, I guess I would have needed to clarify that statement. We will not be having s*x. Not now. Not ever. It is not an experience that I would like to repeat again” she states from behind me.

Her swords have me turning back to face her on my feet as my dragon roars in my chest. Who the hell else has touched what was mine. “Who?” my dragon growls as I meet her eyes. It’s not to say that we hadn’t thought about if our mate were pure or not. We said that if she weren’t we would still accept her anyway. However being taunted with the information as if it is normal has enraged us.

“That is none of your business. How would you feel if I were to ask you the same question?” she yells as she gets angry.

“I would have nothing to hide because you are my mate. I have waited for you. I will have no other in that way but you. So, I ask once more, who have you given yourself too?” I say with a calm that I don’t feel.

“Someone who doesn’t matter” she rushes to say as her mouth is done gaping open. She looks at me now and I can see the curiosity on her face. I roll my eyes at her look because I already know what she is curious about.

Great job man. Tell her we are a virgin. Now she will definitely let us touch her.

“I will not be letting this go so easily. And to answer your question, it is like that for every dragon. We cannot pleasure another or receive pleasure from someone who is not our mate. Our beast will not let us. Our body will only respond to that of our mate. The very scent of our mate drives us crazy. To taste our mate sends us into a frenzy. We will want and need no other but them” I finish gruffly.

Now that’s better. She needs to know that the bond is about completing both of us. We want her just as she will soon want us.

My eyes have trailed all over her form as I spoke imagining what I could do to that body of hers. The places that I would touch. All the places that I would kiss. There is so much of her I want to taste as I look at her that I wouldn’t even know where to start. My body begins to respond once more and I know that I need to end this conversation. If not then she will easily see what answering that question did below my waist.

“Do we have a deal?” I nearly growl. The way her eye widen as she looks at me lets me know the affect that I have on her. She can try to deny me all she wants but in the end, she will be my mate.

“One week. Today will count as the first day. Do keep in mind what I said Xander. If you touch me in any way I don’t like, the deal is off. That means that I will be choosing where I stay whether in this camp or returning to the prison” she states as I finally let her pass.

I watch her as she goes. For some reason I don’t feel like I just won this battle. She agreed to the terms that I set but I feel like she has something else up her sleeve. She has to know that there is more to being with someone than just physical touch. It’s easy to make someone feel loved even if you don’t lay a finger on them.

She never said anything about innocent touches. A hand here or there to guide her. The caress of our fingers as we hand her items. We could even bump into her accidentally on purpose a few times.

“That doesn’t sound a bit desperate to you dragon?” I ask him with the quirk of a brow.

You call it desperate but I call it an advantage. She doesn’t know about the touch of a mate. The tingles she will feel that will call her to us.

I nod my head as I listen to her bedroom door close. The smile that spreads across my face as I come up with a plan would look pure goofy to some. I just found a way to win over my mate and it’s only the first day. Looks like this morning was just a fluke at meeting each other. Finally, with a plan I turn to quickly clean up the remnants left from our dinner. I hum to myself in pure joy as I clean up the mess.

Tomorrow is going to be a test of both of our patience and she doesn’t even know it. By the time her movement has stopped upstairs, I have cleaned the entire downstairs area. I try to make my steps light as I head toward my room not wanting to wake her. I pause at my door listening in to her once more before going into my room. As soon as I shut my door I eye myself in distaste.

I’m still sweaty from the flight earlier. There is no way that I am going to be able to sleep like this. Grabbing another robe from the closet I quickly go to the restroom. When I step into the water it is brisk and is exactly what I need to try and relax. I take a deep breath and almost have to groan at how heavy her scent is here. It’s almost like it was somehow concentrated to the bathroom from her earlier use of it.

I feel myself harden as the sweet aroma of her fills my nose. With curiosity I look down at the thing in the middle of my legs for the first time in this state. Yeah, I think to myself, that would have definitely been visible if I didn’t get out of that kitchen. Deciding that I have had enough of an exploratory moment, I quickly wash myself and exit the shower.

The steam from the shower fills the restroom and I clear the mirror to take a look at myself. The tattoos across my skin glow an even brighter gold now that they are wet. I frown at them as I watch them in the mirror. I can’t help but wonder why no one else has markings like these. I have checked every dragon who has walked through those gates. Shaking my head of the thoughts, I drape the robe over my still drying body and open the door. If I’m going to start thinking about my problems, then it might as well be when I am comfortable in bed.