Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 223(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44561 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 223(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
His heart clenched. Was she going to react this way to everything he’d purchased for her? Maybe. He’d only ever seen her in her boring school uniform dress. The plain off-white shapeless dress that every schoolgirl wore.
The dresses were so demure no one could possibly know what anyone looked like beneath. And that was the intention. It had irritated him that he’d never had a hint of what her body might look like under the dress and probably layers of shifts beneath, but he’d also been aware that no one else had been able to see his mate’s body either.
Girls in the valley wore those dresses at school and similar ones when they weren’t in class too. Long to the ground with long sleeves that even covered their wrists and high necklines.
She lifted her gaze. “It feels so naughty.”
He chuckled. “You’re beautiful in it, Little mate. From now on, Daddy will dress you in pretty things.” He tapped her nose. “I will also enjoy seeing you in them.”
When she giggled, his cock jumped. He had to ignore it. He scooped her up again, cradling her the way he enjoyed as he headed for the kitchen. He was well aware his bare arm was tucked under her bottom, and she squirmed against him.
“I need panties, Daddy.”
“No, you don’t, Little one. Not right now.”
She held her breath adorably while he grabbed a bottle from the fridge, heated it in the microwave for a few seconds, and shook it.
“You’re going to feed me another bottle?”
“Yes, Bella. You need the calories. You still haven’t eaten much. I want your tummy to be full, and I want you to be healthy.”
“But bottles are for babies, Daddy,” she protested.
He hugged her closer as he headed back to the nursery and lowered onto the rocking chair. “Bottles are for cute Little mates who belong to Alpha Protectors too, Little one. Daddy will feed you from a bottle often. Partly to make sure you get the nutrition you need. Partly because I want to be close to you, hold you, and rock you.”
She looked skeptical, which he’d expected. “But…”
He tapped her nose again. “Don’t argue with Daddy, Bella. I know it’s tempting. I know you will challenge me often in the coming days. You aren’t used to our ways. Alpha Protectors are fiercely Dominant. You will find me overprotective as you learn the rules I’ll expect you to obey. I want you to remember that everything I do is for your safety and to fulfill both our needs.”
“Our needs?”
“Yes, Little one. You’ll understand as we get to know each other.”
She stared at him.
She probably had no idea what he was talking about, but she would eventually come to see that she had deep submissive tendencies that would help her crave the obedience he demanded. In time.
When she opened her mouth to speak again, he put a finger over her lips. “I don’t want to spank your naughty little bottom tonight, Bella. Let’s save that for tomorrow.”
Her breath hitched, but she didn’t say a word.
Finally, she sighed in defeat. “Can I ask you a question, Daddy?”
“Yes, Little mate. Any time.”
“When will I shift?”
“Ah. Not until after we consummate our mating.”
Her brow furrowed. “What does that mean?”
“Not until I have put my cock inside your pussy and emptied my seed into you, Bella. Sometime after that, you will go through your first shift. I will be with you the entire time so you don’t get scared.”
“Okay.”
He held the bottle up and tapped her lips with the nipple. “Open for me, Little one.”
She parted her lips and let him slide the nipple into her mouth. In moments, she was suckling. She probably didn’t even know when she reached up and wrapped her fingers once again around his pinky.
When she started to drift, he jiggled the bottle. “Finish all of it, Little one.”
She sucked again, but he had to encourage her several times before the bottle was empty. Finally, he set the empty bottle aside and held her closer, using both arms. He bent his face into her hair and inhaled her scent over and over. So sensual and arousing.
He knew he should put her down, but he wasn’t ready. He needed to hold her for a while, stare at her. She was peacefully sleeping. Her little mouth was open, but every few moments she made the sweetest sucking motion as if she didn’t realize the nipple was no longer in her mouth.
Arion finally forced himself to stand as carefully as possible. He carried his precious bundle to the changing table and laid her on her back as gently as he could to avoid waking her.
She wiggled a bit and whimpered, but didn’t rouse.
He opened a drawer to grab a binky and held it to her lips. His knees nearly buckled when she opened her mouth and let the soothing nipple inside.