The Draglen Brothers - SHOWKEN (BK 2) (18 page)

“Okay
, Showken, please, I can’t take this. I’m scared,” I say, crying. The beast lies down on the ground. It’s green and scary. It moans on the ground. I cover my face, pleading with Showken to come back. I have seen a lot of shit in my life, but a fucking dragon tops everything. The creature just stays down, head to the ground, watching me.

“Showken?”

It moans. Oh, I’m freaking out. Is that a yes?

“Showken
, if this is you, blink twice,” I say, sniffling.

It blinks twice. I look in
to its eyes and they seem familiar. Oh, maybe- wait, he’s a dragon? I take a seat on the ground. We both just stare at each other. I wonder if I can touch him? Do I even want to? I rise from the ground, and the thing stays still. I move closer.

“Showken, can I touch you?”

He moans again, but almost a happy sound, if a dragon can have one. I walk closer, until I’m right in front of it.

“Please don’t move
, or I’m gonna shit in my pants.”

It blinks and
its eyes are really green. I reach out and touch the snout. It’s soft; most stories say dragon skin is rough. I get a boost of brave, and move to the side. I rub the snout, causing a soft sound to come out, and the beast’s skin becomes very soft and starts turning different shades of green.

“Showken, I need you human, please. We have to talk,” I say, backing away. The creature rises and walks into the woods. I watch as it disappears and then I start crying again. Why did this have to happen to me? I’m captured for life; he’s a beast, or dragon as he says. Showken comes from the forest with a wrap around his waist. He’s a dragon-shifter. I love a dragon.

She’s handling it better than I thought, but I c
an sense her fear. She cries as if she thinks I would harm her, I would never do that. I’m glad she touched me. My beast loves her, and I want her so badly.

“You ran,” I say, coming
to a stop a few feet in front of her.

“You’re a dragon, with big teeth,” she says, looking at me. I wonder . . .

“I scared you?”

“Yes!”

“I’m sorry for that, too; I keep saying sorry to you, I’m not used to that,” I say, softly. I take a step toward her, and she stands still. I don’t want her frightened of me.

“Do you eat, umm, people?” I tilt my head a little
, annoyed that she would think that.

“You’ve seen what I eat, and anything I eat on you, love, you like,” I say, stressing the words. “I know you have been given more information
than you would want,” I sigh. “But give me three days for me to show you how much I love you, please. If you don’t want me to touch you I won’t, if you want me to sleep on the floor I will. I just want you to give me a chance. I had to show you everything first before we could move forward.”

“Can you take me back to your room
? I need to lie down.” She looks confused.

“Yes
, baby, I’ll take you right now.” I walk over, and without giving her a chance to tense up, I transport us immediately to my room. She steps back, looking at me strangely. I want to kiss her body so badly. She climbs into bed.

“Three days
, Showken, and then if I want to leave, you take me home.”

“Okay
, I will, I promise, but I hope you stay.” I grin. I feel really good about having these next three days to seduce her into staying with me forever. I need her.

“Showken, where are we?”

“Cortamagen, love.”

“Not Earth?”

“No, Kalin is our planet.”

“Okay,” she says
, and drifts off to sleep. I’m not sure if this is some defense system she’s in, but she’s too calm right now. I need to talk with one of my brothers. I will stay here for a while and just watch her sleep. I can’t touch her, but I can sit and hope she stays.

***

It’s morning, and she’s still asleep. She hasn’t moved the entire night, I hope she’s okay. I watch her sleep, wondering if she still loves me. I told Layern to meet me outside my bedroom in a few minutes. I sniff the air, and I smile, knowing my brother is out there in the hall waiting. I walk out the door, and he’s leaning against the wall.

“Hello, brother.”

“Hello, you slept on the floor, very nice of you.”

“Well, believe me
, it took all my strength not to climb into bed with her.”

“Yes, I know,” Layern says. “Listen
, I know why you asked me to come and speak with you. She does love you, but I told you she’s guarded, too. There are some things she’s hiding in her heart. Marilyn is in shock about the dragon, also. Plus, she’s not sure about you and her. The only thing I will tell you is, in three days, if you haven’t convinced her, she’ll leave.”

“You know, you were supposed to make me feel better,” I say.

“Well, you can always go to our mother and get more details,” Layern smiles. I roll my eyes, knowing she would be more accurate, but I’m in this mess because she decided to send Warton, and her errand boy Hawken told me I was running out of time. I took Marilyn from Earth against her will. I won’t lose her.

“Thanks
, brother. I’ve been meaning to ask you, how are the ladies treating you?”

He gives the famous Draglen smile. “Oh, brother, I’m making up for lost time. I thought I would never get over Malio, but I’m moving on with my life.”

“I’m glad she’s not with you, and that she decided to be with our cousin, Joflor.”

“She did, but now I’m over her, and the ladies are reaping the benefit of my p
ent-up sexual frustration.” We smile at each other. I hear Marilyn moving around in the room.

“Well, have fun, brother. I’m on a deadline
, and need to get started right away, proving my love for her.”

“Good luck, I hope you get the girl. Wow, never thought you
, of all the brothers, could love any female.”

“Neither did I,” I say, glancing at my door. She’s out of bed. “Talk later
, brother, my future Wella is awake.” I smile, opening my door to find Marilyn eating the food I had waiting for her. She glances at me, and continues to eat. Shit, I wanted to ask Layern more about her thoughts.

“Good morning, love, well actually it’s afternoon, but morning somewhere
, right?” I joke.

“I miss Bruiser.” Oh, I should have told her he’s here. Bruiser loves running and playing around the grounds.

“Wait, one second. I’ll call him to come.”

“He’s here?”

“Yes, he’s here, I went back for him. I know how much he means to you. He’s just been running around the grounds. He loves it here.” Her eyes are watery. I walk over to the door, and growl loudly. This is a call, especially made for certain animals, and dogs are on the list. In a matter of minutes, I can smell him coming. He’s running at full speed, too. Soon, he rushes into the room and goes straight to Marilyn. She breaks down when she sees him, crying and hugging him. I watch, as she seems so happy to see him. I only want her happy. I hope she gives me a chance.

“Thank you
, Showken, thank you so much,” she says, looking up at me. If she asked for the stars, I would try to get her one. I love this woman.

“You’re welcome, love. Now that we are all united again, I thought you might like to see what I do when I’m in the castle.”

“So dragons live in castles, that’s true?”

“We live in castles, as I’m a prince in my land, and if you stay you will become my princess, come
, we can talk about this later. I have more clothes stocked for you and this time there are a couple of pairs of jeans, only a couple, because we dragons love to see our women in dresses.”

“Really? I’m wearing jeans today.” She walks over to the closet area. She looks for a few seconds and turns around to me.

“You had them buy a store? Showken, this is way too much, I can never wear all of these clothes.”

“Yes you can, besides, sometimes dresses can tear,” I say, smiling. I miss her body so much, but I’ll wait.

“I’ll get dressed,” she smiles. Marilyn is in a better mood now that she has Bruiser around. After she had seen my dragon, she shut down. I hope she will grow to love my dragon as much as he loves her. I sit on the bed, enjoying a perfect view of her body. She takes off the dress from yesterday and is bare. Her body is perfect.

“Showken, where are some panties? And I need a bra.”

“No panties, and especially not a bra. First, it can get really hot. Second, you’re going to wish you wore a dress. I only have on pants myself. Underclothes are an Earth thing.”

“I’m from Earth, and wear
ing jeans without panties is nasty.”

“I like nasty, and you are in my land now, love. Put on the green shirt,” I say, winking at her. She blushes, yes. She wants me; I can win her.

“The only things not green are the jeans, Showken. A green shirt, I’m pretty sure, is what I will be wearing.”

“Yes, I hope you like green.”

“It’s okay. Do you have green everything because, umm, your dragon is green?”

“That is part of the reason, but my dragon is green because I can get jealous
, and my beast can get angry when it happens.”

“The color matches the personality?”

“Exactly, come, love. I can’t stay in a room like this when you are looking amazing in those jeans and that shirt is hugging your breasts and waist like that.”

She smiles again
, and I hold my hand out for her. I want her to see one of my hobbies. As we walk to my private room, she asks a lot of questions. I answer them all. Her questions are not too bad. We finally make it to my room and I open the door, escorting her in.

“Oh, wow
, this is amazing. Have you done everything in here?”

“Yes, I love art. Using my hands is what I like to do. I can give you a demonstration if you like?”

“Umm, no, I don’t think so.”

“Your mind and body want me, precious, but I was talking about painting something for you.” I smile. She is gathering information, debating within herself about me. I know this. If she releases everything to me, I will give her happy days forever.

“You want to paint right now?”

“It would be my pleasure,” I say, walking to a cabinet with my supplies. I pull out what I need
, and start placing it next to a table. I pick up a bench, setting it in front of the window where you can see the sky. Yes this is perfect.

“You are pretty serious about art?”

“Yes, love, I am. Now, I need you and Bruiser to have a seat on the bench. It will only take five minutes. I am faster than the artists you have heard of,” I wink. Bruiser is at the bench ready for his painting. She reluctantly goes over a take a seat. It’s perfect; I draw her and Bruiser, with the sky in the background. I begin to draw, the convincing of Marilyn has started. It’s not very long before I’ve finished. I turn the picture around, and it’s her and Bruiser on the bench, smiling, and me in the background, flying in the air, protecting her.

“Oh wow, this is a beautiful picture. The details of me on the picture are amazing, and Bruiser looks so handsome. Thanks
, Showken.”

“You
are welcome, but now I want you to come and paint anything you want.” I chuckle, because her expression goes from pleasant to horrified, but I know she can do this.

“I don’t paint
, Showken. I’m not doing it.”

“Yes you are, nobody is allowed in here, but you and our pet are always welcome,” I say
, stalking her, she holds her hands up, saying no. I’m not listening to her. I want her to experience painting at least once. She tries to make a dash for the door, but I’m much faster. I chuckle at her attempt. I pick her up and carry her to the paint. She laughs, and Bruiser barks his agreement.

“Don’t run from me, love,” I say,
setting her on her feet. “Now, pick a brush and any color, I will work on this piece with you.” She sighs, but chooses a small brush. I pick green and she tries to pick red.

“Baby, red is not allowed on the board.”

“Why?”

“Domlen loves that color, and you’re my girl
, not his.”

“O
kay, pink it is.”

“Wow, pink and green are perfect together, what
are we painting?”

“You’re the artist, Picasso, you choose.”

“Brush anywhere you like, and I’ll follow,” I say. Standing behind her, I move closer so that my body is touching her. She gasps, feeling my erection. I wrap one arm around her waist. “Painting is all about emotion, zell.”

“Okay, I’ll try.” She turns her head
, and before she can say no, I steal a kiss from her sweet lips. As her hand moves, my brush follows hers, creating patterns. Every now and then I lean in to smell her hair better. With my brush I start mixing our colors. My hand starts moving in slow, deliberate circles on the top of her pelvic bone. I feel the heat rising between both of us. Bruiser barks, he wants to go out of the room. I open the door using mind control, and let him out.