Page 79 of Brutal Alpha Dragon

Shaking my head, I can’t help but smile at the Vulkan siblings as they fuss and fawn over Tyson. I’m snapped out of my daze when Draco tugs on my arm.

He doesn’t say a word, gesturing toward the door. I nod in response, following him out of the bedroom unnoticed.

He leads me to the old bedroom where I’d spent my time when I first arrived in Aurora Island. Once we’re inside, he closes the door, and I giggle.

“They’ll realize we’re gone,” I point out as Draco lifts my hands and presses chaste kisses on my knuckles.

“This will only take a minute,” Draco says as he reaches for his back pocket. “I was hoping I could do this before they arrived,” he sighs as he takes a step back.

“Draco, what are you—” I whisper in confusion as Draco drops to one knee. He clears his throat when he lifts a velvet box in the air.

“Lily Turner… You’ve made me the happiest dragon man alive. You birthed my child, and you’ve shown me unconditional love.” He reaches for my hand, smoothing his thumb over my knuckles. “Will you do me the great honor of marrying me?”

Too stunned to speak, I drop to my knees in front of Draco. “My love… We’re already mates…:”

Draco smiles as he removes the ruby-encrusted gold ring from the box. He lines the ring with my finger, hovering there.

“We might be mates, but I intend to give you a proper human wedding. One your family can be present for.”

I meet his eyes when he says this, touched by the gesture. I haven’t seen my family in two months, ever since I began showing. We decided to tell them that we adopted it just so it would make it easier to explain things.

And now he’s willing to honor my previous life as a mortal. As tears prickle my eyes, I nod fervently. “Yes,” I concede. “I will be honored to marry you, Draco.”

Draco slips the ring on my finger before pulling me into a hug. We embrace so fiercely, that the tears pooled in my eyes flow down my cheeks.

Sniffing, I pull back just to stare into Draco’s face. He cradles my cheeks, wiping my tears away as he professes his love for me.

When he helps me get to my feet, he says, “Earlier, you said something… What was it that we won’t agree on?”

I giggle girlishly into a cupped hand. “You know… We should get back to Tyson.”

Draco shakes his head sternly. “Not until you tell me.”

Shaking my head, I step forward on my tiptoes and lean in toward his ear. “Between the two of us, I love you more.”

Draco chuckles when I stand back on my heels. “Oh, I love you more, Lily Turner.”

I raise a cocky brow as I cross my arms. “Can you see why we can’t agree on who loves who more?”

“Yeah, but there’s one thing I do know for sure,” he says, grabbing me into his arms and cradling me like a baby to her chest.

“Hmmm… And what’s that?” I ask as I wrap my arms around his neck.

He carries me toward the bed, my heart skipping a beat with anticipation. “I will spend the rest of my life showing you that I’m the one who loves you more,” he drawls as he lays me on the bed. “Starting right now.”

“What about Tyson?”

I shriek when he parts my thighs and settles between them. “He’ll be fine,” Draco purrs as his face comes an inch from mine. “Right now, I have a point to prove.”

“Then prove it, my dragon man,” I challenge him as I crush my lips to his.

While he proves that he loves me more than I love him through the sweetness of his lovemaking, I remain immersed in the bliss that my life has become. With my dragon man by my side, I feel invincible.

And I can only imagine how invincible it makes the Alpha dragon to have his Lady dragon by his side.

For eternity.

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THE END