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Kai was trying hard not to show his panic, but what the hell was happening here? He placed his free hand against Xiang’s chest, intending to push him away or at least restrain him so he couldn’t lean any closer. Except he didn’t push. His traitorous hand ended up resting there on his chest.
“I would ask the dragon to take us to my clan. You’d stay with me until we found your people.” Xiang’s voice had dropped to something low and husky. It was almost hypnotic. At the very least, Kai knew he wasn’t thinking clearly anymore.
“I-I told you before. I don’t have any people left.” That was what he’d said, right? Or was it that he didn’t remember who his people were? Fuck. Everything was getting confused. His thoughts were a mess. He couldn’t think with Xiang sitting so close.
“Then you’ll just have to stay with me from now on,” Xiang murmured.
Kai tried to huff out a derisive laugh, but his throat was growing more constricted and the sound didn’t come out. “I doubt your clan would have room for me.”
“We’d make room for you,” Xiang said, his voice full of sweet confidence. He leaned in and Kai’s breath caught in his throat as Xiang’s soft lips brushed across the center of his forehead in a tender kiss. As he spoke, his hot words caressed the slight dampness there. “I’d even let you bring along all of your hoard.”
With a broad smile and a twinkle in his eyes, Xiang pushed off the bed and turned toward the kitchen. “I’ll go make you some tea. That’ll help you feel better.”
“Okay,” Kai mumbled, his mind still reeling. Xiang kissed him.
He raised trembling fingers and lightly touched the spot, almost afraid that if he touched it too much, he’d rub off the residual tingling feeling. No one had ever?—
Wait a fucking minute!
Bring along all of your hoard?
Did Xiang know he was the dragon?
Chapter 11
Li Xiang
“Hey! Wait a minute!” Kai breathlessly called out.
Xiang had to school his features to hide away his evil grin before turning to face Kai. Unfortunately, what he found was the man stumbling out of bed and nearly falling on his face to reach Xiang. That was not what he wanted. The mild panic and confusion were amusing, but the risk of some harm coming to Kai, especially after what he’d suffered, was not okay.
He rushed to Kai’s side, grabbing his arm with one hand and wrapping his other around his narrow waist to hold him upright. “Be careful now. You need to stay in bed. I’ll bring the tea to you.”
“This isn’t about tea, and you know it!”
“Come on, back to bed,” Xiang teased, trying to usher him to where it was warm and comfortable.
“No! We need to talk about what you said.”
“Kai—”
“Xiang! You said my hoard.”
“Yes.” Whether he wanted it to or not, the wide smile slid free this time as he stared into Kai’s very clear, silver eyes. He held his gaze as a full second ticked by when at last Kai gave him a shove.
“You know,” he gasped. He narrowed his eyes at Xiang. “You’ve known. How long have you known? You’ve known and not said anything.” The dragon in human form pushed Xiang again, finally breaking out of his hold only to stumble and nearly fall to the ground if not for Xiang catching him again.
“Come on,” Xiang admonished. Keeping a firm lock on Kai this time, he walked him over to the canopied bed. “You need to get in bed before you hurt yourself. Your body is still recovering from your fight with the fae.”
The man in his arms growled low. When he reached the edge of the bed, he broke free and crawled onto the mattress. But he didn’t stop there. No, the dragon actually moved to the center and pulled the blankets up over his head as he curled into a ball.
“Hey!” Xiang reached out and poked Kai in what looked to be his side. “I don’t know what you’re being so pissy about. I’m the one who was lied to. You’re the one who hid the truth from me. You have no right to be angry and grumpy with me, Mr. Dragon!”
With a huff, the blankets flew to Kai’s waist, and he twisted to glare at Xiang. His hair stood up in all directions from the blankets, giving him a wild and disheveled appearance. “How did you discover the truth?”
Swallowing the urge to laugh, Xiang climbed into bed next to him and reached out a hand to smooth his hair. “I began to suspect over a week ago, but you said a few things when you returned from dealing with the fae queen that sealed it for me.” He cocked his head at Kai and smirked. “Do you take me for some fool? That I wouldn’t figure it out?”
“No!” Kai shouted into his face. He immediately hunkered down, pulling the blankets up to his chin as he repeated at much quieter “No.” A faint redness stained his cheeks all the way to the tips of his ears.
