“That’s not how humans go about it. We first get to know someone and then we have sex with them. It can take months… years to get to a point where we marry a person. It’s a really big step, one not taken lightly so you’ll excuse me if I’m a bit weirded out by the whole thing.”

Sky frowned, she looked confused. “Mmmmm. That’s not what I’ve been led to believe.” She paused. “The males often talk about the stag runs.”

“What are stag runs?” After having talked with Torrent, she could guess.

“As you know, there are very few she-dragons. Our males have needs.”

“Oh.” Needs! Yup, as an escort she knew all about men’s needs.

“They go into town every—”

“Yup!” Candy laughed. “Torrent told me all about it. He didn’t name the whole expedition by name. A stag run.” She couldn’t help but smile. “What a fitting tag.”

“Well…” Sky continued. “I have heard our males talk after coming home from the stag runs. Human females throw themselves at the males. They never have a shortage of bed partners.”

Candy could only imagine. The shifter guys were all tall and buff. They were pretty darned attractive. During the hunt they had seemed scary and aggressive but thinking back, now that she could think straight, they had all been really sexy. Her thoughts drifted to Torrent, to his wide shoulders, to that whole V thing he had going on just above his pants. Aside from a banging body, he was really attractive. The two didn’t always go hand in hand. Those pale blue eyes, his full lips, he was rugged and handsome. All the guys she had seen were. Even that dark beast of a guy that had saved her.

“Are you even listening to me, Candy?” Sky put her hands on her hips.

“Sorry, I missed what you said, would you mind repeating it?”

Sky looked at Candy like she had grown horns. “You just told me that humans take ages to get to know someone before having sex with them. We just established that it’s not true. These females have plenty of sex with our males. They are willing participants.” She added, still clearly a little pissed that Candy had even suggested that any of the dragon shifters would force a woman. “Our males get one night twice a year and they have plenty of sex. There is no time to win a female over. It’s the females that are often the aggressors and rut our males even though our males are clear that there is no future for them together. It’s… what is it you humans call it… oh yes, a one-night stand.” She raised her brows.