23. Kitaro

Chapter 23

Kitaro

V anra had been at Tatsuki's castle for about three weeks when his heat arrived. Although Kitaro intellectually understood the concept that Vanra's scent would shift, he was unprepared for the reality of the situation.

Whereas normally Vanra smelled like sunlight filtering through the trees, it had shifted to a tantalizing spiced wind on a hot summer night, when lovers met under the stars to join as one. It called to Kitaro on a primal level. He awoke rock hard as his dragon came toward the surface, eager to answer the call of Vanra's heat.

The physical ache was much harder to ignore as Kitaro continued watching an unaware Vanra sleep. He tried to get in control of his body, but his dragon would have none of it. Instead, it urged him to draw closer, to take advantage of the fact that they were both naked. Kitaro resisted the urge, even as his dragon showed him increasingly sexual situations it could lead to, if only he gave in to temptation.

Vanra's eyes fluttered open. "Hi."

Now that Vanra was looking at him, more silver seeped into Kitaro's eyes as his dragon tried to take full control. Normally, they were in harmonious agreement, so he rarely had to struggle against it since it was so well-behaved. However, today would be an exception.

"Kitaro?" Vanra sleepily asked.

Because of his dragon's increasing foothold, Kitaro's voice was an even deeper timbre than normal. His dragon all but purred, "You have finally awakened."

The sensuous rumble sent a visible shudder through the human. It caused the faintest trace of arousal that teased Kitaro's senses. His eyes grew brighter as it became even harder to push his dragon back into his cage.

"Are you…okay?" Vanra asked, although he seemed to struggle to find the right word to use.

"We have never been better," Kitaro's dragon answered. His silver eyes trailed over the parts of Vanra that were exposed from where the blanket had shifted overnight. It made them hunger for so much more than food.

"You seem…uh, different this morning."

Kitaro closed his eyes as he forcibly shoved his dragon back to regain control. His eyes were blue once more as he assured Vanra, "Think nothing of it."

"You're up early."

"I was awakened by hunger." Kitaro neglected to mention it was his sexual appetite that had disturbed him into waking. He had locked his dragon back into his cage, but he was still achingly hard as Vanra's altered scent continued enticing him. He was dying for a taste.

Vanra's cheeks turned pink. "Sorry, I'll go get ready, then." He slid toward the edge of the bed.

"Please take your time," Kitaro told him. "Do not rush on my account."

"Okay."

As Vanra got out of bed, exposing his naked body to Kitaro, he missed the corresponding flash of silver in the dragon shifter's eyes. The sight of so much beautiful temptation whetted his dragon's appetite once more.

When Vanra disappeared into the bathroom, Kitaro's dragon shoved its way to the forefront. His eyes turned fully pewter as he wrapped his fingers around his hard length. He inhaled deeply as he stroked his cock, feeling almost drunk from Vanra's heat scent that surrounded him. The dragon fantasized about licking along the curve of Vanra's neck to taste the divine flavor, like he longed to do in real life.

Kitaro's body was already hypersensitive from all the teasing temptation. It didn't take long for his dragon to climax, which brought a moment of relief. However, not wanting to get caught in such a compromising situation, Kitaro used his magic to make the evidence of his transgression disappear. His goal was to get through Vanra's heat without alerting the mage about what was happening. After the rough start to the morning, he didn't know how realistic that was.

Vanra would surely finish soon, so Kitaro got out of bed. He put on a ruby-red silk shirt with black pants and boots with red trim. It helped him feel more like himself as his dragon temporarily retreated. It was disturbing having his dragon so restless inside of him, but he did his best to ignore it.

Vanra appeared from the bathroom, walking over to the wardrobe. "I'm sorry I took so long."

"No apology is necessary." Kitaro was pleased that he sounded so normal despite his dragon stirring once more at the sight of Vanra naked in front of him.

Vanra faltered as he stared at Kitaro with wide eyes. The shifter prince caught a tantalizing whiff of the human's arousal. "Is all well, Vanra?"

"Oh, very well," Vanra replied with a slight blush that stoked Kitaro's dragon's desire further.

Kitaro's dragon wanted Vanra underneath them, his cheeks flushed from the sexy exertion of satisfying their lust. Silver seeped into his eyes once more. With great effort, Kitaro once again fought to shove his misbehaving dragon back with a stern warning.

Vanra failed to notice as he put on a white shirt with a high collar and dark blue pants with silver trim. It pleased Kitaro that the mage was subconsciously mimicking Kitaro's eyes, which were still speckled pewter despite his best efforts.

"Shall we go to breakfast?" Vanra asked brightly.

Kitaro gestured for him to lead the way. "After you."