Desired by Dragons: BBW Paranormal Romance (Dragons of New York Book 2) Read Online Free Page A

want to go home now.”
    Quill sighed and reached for her, and she winced, not going to him.
    “No,” she said, pointing at Drake. “That crazy person just threw me in here and tried to tie me up.”
    Quill sighed. “He’s controlling; that’s for sure. But he cares. He went in that river for you, knowing he could go into the meat grinder, so I promise he’s better than he’s coming off right now.”
    Drake blinked. Quill was the last person he expected to defend him to the human. Goodness knows he’d complained about him enough in the past.
    She calmed slightly, touching her wrists where the belt had almost been.
    “I didn’t mean to scare you. That was thoughtless,” Drake said. “If I’d known…”
    “You should always know not to tie someone up unless they ask for it!” she snapped angrily, taking a deep breath as she sat back.
    “Have you been tied before when you didn’t want to be?” Drake asked, anger burning through him at the thought of anyone touching her, scaring her.
    The truth was he was already starting to think of her as his. The first woman to ever stand up to him like that. He hated he’d hurt her, but he wanted to know why.
    She didn’t answer his question, but he could feel the fear and anger radiating from her.
    “Who was it? Where do they live?” He cracked his knuckles, and she stared at him wild-eyed for a moment and then threw back her head in a laugh.
    Her curls bounced in a pleasing way.
    “What is it?” he asked, folding his arms and sharing a confused look with Quill.
    “I just… It’s so ridiculous,” she said, wiping tears from her eyes. “The whole thing. Fine, you’re right. I was panicked, and I don’t even know where I am, so I can’t really run.” She looked between them. “And you two don’t seem like you’re trying to hurt me.”
    “The opposite,” Drake said. “Trying to protect you.”
    She sighed. “Funny way of doing it.”
    “Excuse me?” he snapped.
    She grinned slightly. She challenged him like no one else ever had. For some reason, he liked it. Plus, her luscious body had felt great in his arms, and he liked her sassy attitude. Yes, she’d do.
    He nodded. “You’ll make a good mate candidate.”
    She blinked. “Wait, what?”
    “Mate candidate. For us.” He gestured between him and Quill. “We’ll spend a week together and see if it works. If it does, we’ll bond with you forever.”
    Her mouth fell open, and he waited as she processed it. “You’re kidding.”
    “I’m not,” he said. “And there’s more. Remember flying in the air with us?”
    “That was real?” she asked. “It felt like a dream.”
    “No,” he said, taking a step forward, crowding her back on the bed. “You heard of werewolves? Well, we’re were-dragons. Men who can change form.”
    She said nothing. He waited for her to faint, but she simply stared at him like a person might stare at an oncoming train.
    Quill had his hand over his face. “You’re doing this all wrong. I can’t even think how you could mess this up better.”
    “And what would you suggest?” he hissed at his partner. “How do you go about telling a mortal she’s with two dragons? Hm, what would you do, genius?”
    “I wouldn’t freak out and try to tie her up!” Quill retorted, standing to get in his face.
    “What else am I supposed to do, keep carrying her back in here? Now that she’s with us, she’ll be in danger out there.”
    “You didn’t seem to care about that before!” Quill spat.
    “Maybe I do now!”
    They huffed at each other until giggles and then full-on laughs erupted in the room.
    Tara was leaned on the bed, holding her stomach as she laughed. She looked at them with tears of mirth in her eyes. “Maybe I’m just tired,” she said, wiping her eyes. “Or maybe it’s just been a long day. But looking at you two now, arguing like that, I can’t help but think you’re more trouble for each other than you’d ever be for me. I don’t know which