The Kings Series #2 His Silver Hand novel Chapter 11

The sound of the birds chirping at the open terrace and the sweet morning air had slowly woken him up from his very satisfactory slumber.

And one more thing. He was happy. Very very happy.

Sleepy hazel eyes surveyed the familiar room. All was well and dandy.

His dragon beast was content too, almost purring inside his head. Good. He had been a pest for years.

-Same to you, human.-

-You would never let me have the last word, eh?-

He went quiet. Lucas guessed that answered his own question.

Nothing and no one could ever dispel his good mood today.

His sexy Argetlam slept soundly in his arms. Steamy air steadily caressed his bare chest, her soft cheek on his firm muscles.

God. This should be a permanent occurrence. After last night she would welcome his company moving forward. No matter the time of the day.

Rie hugged him in her sleep, lying almost half of her curvy body on top of his.

Not that he would complain. No way. This was heaven.

He was in his drawstring jogging pants while she slept in his shirt. And he was pretty sure she was only wearing a pair of panties. Fuck! That's sexy. Her body heat was like a blanket and her smooth thigh flung over his navel teased his morning arousal.

The constant blue balls he had when she was near him bordered to painful pleasure. He knew he had to be more patient. Though it was hard -- no pun intended -- he can take it. Anything for his Anna Marie.

Last night was an achievement in itself. Her inviting him to her bed surprised him and pleased him at the same time.

Yes. This was exactly what he wanted. To have her comfortable with him. For her fears and agitation from his touch to vanish. Only then they can have more intimate moments and for him to introduce her to carnal pleasures.

Lucas knew the wait would be worth it. She was his soulmate and he would do anything for her.

Well, that reminded him. He needed to talk to Hughes to know what happened to their visit to his little chef's employee's apartment.

Slowly, he removed her limbs from his body. Fuck! He hated leaving her bed.

But, he needed to do this for her. Rie had been worried last night and he knew she cared about her friend so he made the sacrifice to take care of her problem.

She sleepily protested. He murmured on her soft cheek he will be back and kiss her temple and her lips.

To make sure she'll go back to sleep since it was way too early, he placed his huge pillow in his stead. She hugged it and nuzzled her face on where his scent was. He smiled. His cute sweetheart.

He mentally congratulated himself on their progress. Soon, they will be sharing so much more. His lips brushed hers again, even in her sleep her sweetness clung to him. Damn! Later. He promised himself.

The dragon king left a note and a single red rose he plucked from the garden outside before he left her. Hope his rider will like the gesture. He was new at this too and he was still learning how to make her happy day by day.

Next time they will have breakfast in bed.

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"You look like a cat that licked all the cream in the canary, brother." Lucas tried to scowl --couldn't. Hughes was right. The gloat on his chiseled face couldn't be erased. Everyone had noticed the change in him since he met Anna Marie.

Leaning on his desk, he took a sip of his black coffee before speaking. "Any news about my Argetlam's employee?

Hughes frowned a bit from his question. "From what we have catalog in her apartment, her fading scent had placed her presence in her bedroom last Saturday night. The sheets on her bed had sexual secretions so that means she brought a male home. You know what's weird?"

It was a rhetorical question. He waited for more of his brother's report.

"We couldn't place if her bed partner is human or supernatural. As if the scent was concealed deliberately."

The skin on his forehead creased. Yes. Weird indeed. "Can you go back and look for foreign prints? Maybe there is a chance that we can identify her male companion."

"Yeah. That's what I thought too. My team and I will go back and process the whole apartment. An elf couldn't just go missing. Soon, her relatives will be looking for her, too." He nodded and stared thoughtfully at Hughes. He was the best tracker and investigator anyone could ever hope to find. If he was alarmed then it was with good reason.