She laughed. “I beg to differ.” She raised her brows when his frown deepened. “I’m only joking, my lord.” Then she ran her hand down the side of his arm. It made him feel uncomfortable. “I could help you with that.” She looked down at his dick.

Torrent felt himself frown. “I’m mated.” He wanted to keep on walking but she blocked his way.

Ocean shrugged. “Your mate is unwell. You are the king.” She put her hand on his chest and proceeded to stroke him with the tips of her fingers, trailing her way down. “It would be perfectly acceptable if…”

He gripped her hand as it was about to push below the elastic of his pants. “I am mated. What kind of a male would I be if I rutted another female?”

She looked down at her hand and he realized he was squeezing her fingers. Torrent released her.

“Your mate can’t be very nice if she expects you to remain celibate while she is healing. A she-dragon would never require that of the king.”

“Do not speak of your queen in that way. Candy is just about as sweet as they come.” His mouth twitched with the need to smile. Sweet. Not by a long damn shot but it was none of this female’s business. “For the record, my mate has not demanded anything of me.” Unfortunately. He could think of a whole list of demands he would love to hear fall from her lips. “I do not wish to be with any other females. I have one already. That is all, you can go now.”

She gave a curtesy. “As you wish, my lord.” She stepped to the side and he moved past her. “Please don’t hesitate if you change your mind.” She called after him.

Not likely.

Torrent picked up the pace and turned the corner that led to his chamber. Fuck! What now?

Tide leaned up against the wall next to his door. “Your little plaything was waiting outside your chamber.”

“Let me guess, you offered to take my place?” Torrent opened his door and stepped back to let his brother in.

“Of course, seeing as you’re a taken male and all. Ocean is meeting me later.” Tide chuckled. He stopped and sniffed the air. “So, your female is still not well? She didn’t seem that injured when she arrived.”

“She is much improved but we have decided to take things slowly.”

Tide burst out laughing.

Torrent felt his blood heat. “What? She is human. Humans are different to she-dragons. They need more time to—”

“I heard that all of the other humans are rutting like rabbits on… what’s the name of that human drug that keeps the males hard for extended periods?”

“I can’t remember,” Torrent grumbled.