Coal clenched his jaw. Then he remembered her saying that it was cold. That explained the need to cover herself.

“I’m looking at you like a male would look at a female, one he finds highly attractive. There is no sin in that.” Coal rose to his feet and stepped from the tub. “I believe you asked me to light a fire. I’ll do that now; you do not look comfortable.” He turned and reached for a towel.

Julie made a squeaking noise. His gaze snapped to hers which was fixed on his cock.

“Oh my dear god.” She sounded shocked. “It’s even bigger than I thought. Damn. Just damn. You aren’t ever touching me with that thing… just for the record.”

“Here we go again,” he said, mostly to himself. “I am aroused by you. This is what happens to dragon shifters when they are aroused.” He gestured to his erect cock. It jutted from between his legs.

“You could poke someone’s eye out or… how do you not fall over? How is there enough blood left in your body? Do you feel faint?”

Coal felt his brow draw together. “I’m not sure I know what you mean. I feel fine and I can stand just fine.”

She turned, giving him her back and she covered her eyes. “Maybe you should get dressed.”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” he growled. “Turn around.”

“No.”

“Do it,” he said. “Is there something wrong with the way I look? Am I so hideous to you? So different from a human male that you have to turn away?” The idea stung. It made him feel turbulent inside.

“That’s not it.” She turned back around. “You’re not hideous. You’re just really big…everywhere.”

“So you keep saying.” Coal ran the towel over his body. Julie followed the motion with her eyes. Up and down and then up again. Her gaze was… heated. There was interest there, whether she wanted to admit it or not. Hah! The female found him attractive. That’s why she didn’t want to look. He had to suppress a grin. Warmth glowed inside his chest.

“Put on some clothes already.” She practically growled. He had to bite his lip to keep from smiling. She found him very attractive.

“Why?” He shrugged. “You have already seen me naked. This is how I look. I’m not ashamed. My cock is perfectly normal. You would need medical help, female, but not in the way that you think. You would need it to turn your eyeballs the right way around and to repair your damaged throat. Rutting me would be that good.” He tossed the towel over the back of a chair and made his way to the fireplace where he threw in a few logs.

Once he had a pile of the things, he sought his inner flames and brought them forth. Heat and power filled him.