I cock my head to the side and narrow my gaze. “Why would you protect me? Why do you care?”
“Brea, you are mine.” He’s said this a few times, but I’m struggling to grasp his meaning.
“You don’t know me.”
“It doesn’t matter. I claimed you, Little love. There’s no going back. I’ll get to know you with every passing hour.”
My breath hitches. No going back? I’m still clutching the blanket in front of me, and I grip it tighter.
He squeezes my hip. His voice is gentle and soft when he speaks again. “I bit you, Brea,” he repeats. I certainly need the repetition. The concept is too foreign for me to internalize. “I felt compelled to claim you, and I did. It was either that or let you die. We discussed driving you into town to a doctor, but you wouldn’t have survived the trip. You’d lost a lot of blood. You were hanging on to life by a thread.”
I nod slowly. “And your bite…”
“It binds you to me for the rest of our lives. You already feel the pull. It’s strong and undeniable.”
He’s right. I’m about as close to him as I could possibly be, and yet, I’d like to be even closer. It’s as though I want to climb under his skin and be one with him. I also want the enormous erection pressing against my hip inside me, and that’s not a sensation I’m familiar with. No man has ever affected me physically like this before.
My lips part, but I’m not sure what to say.
“I’ll answer every question you have, Little love. I promise. Will you please answer some of mine first, though? I’m concerned about what happened to you.”
“Yes.” I squirm against his thighs. “May I please get dressed first?”
“If it will make you more comfortable, Little love.” He slides forward, cradling me in his arms, and scoots off the edge of the bed. After turning around, he gently deposits me on my back on the mattress. “Let me remove this bandage so I can make sure your wound isn’t infected.”
The blanket I’m holding has gotten twisted around, and my breasts are exposed. I tug at it to get it out from under me and try to cover myself.
He smiles indulgently and sets his hands on either side of my shoulders. “I’ve seen every inch of your precious body, Brea. You’re stunningly beautiful, and you’re mine.”
He’s said that so many times now that I’m starting to believe him.
“I know human females are not accustomed to being naked, so I’ll indulge your desire to cover yourself for now, but you should know that in the near future, I’ll expect you to get over your need for modesty. Typically, the mates of my pride do not wear much in the way of actual clothes when they’re inside. Obviously, you won’t go outside unprotected from the elements,but in our home, I’ll prefer to see your pretty body most of the time.”
When he lifts a brow as if making sure I understand, I shudder. There’s no way for me to respond. He expects me to roam around his house naked? He even referred to his home asours.
As if to punctuate his words, he bends his elbows, lowers his face, and nudges the blanket away from my breast with his nose. Before I can process his intention, he kisses my nipple and then flicks it with his tongue.
I gasp as my bud grows hard. My entire body reacts to this intimate contact with a man I’ve barely met. “Navin…”
“Mmm. I like the sound of my name from your lips, Little love. And I look forward to hearing you call out my given name as you orgasm when I’m balls deep inside your pussy, but most of the time, you’ll call me Daddy.”
He punctuates those last words by sucking my nipple into his mouth and tormenting it with his teeth and tongue.
I groan as my eyes roll back and my hands come to his biceps.
Navin nips my nipple with his teeth and releases it. “Try it out, Little love.”
Try what out? I’m unfocused and confused.
“Daddy…” he repeats.
Oh, right. I shudder. What an odd thing for him to want me to call him, but then I assess my current situation. I’m diapered, and he’s obviously intent on caring for me. It’s no wonder he wants me to call him Daddy.
He flicks my nipple again. “Try it,” he repeats.
“Daddy…” I mutter.
He grins. “Oh, yes. I really like that. I’ve waited a lifetime to find a mate. I’ve dreamed of claiming the perfect Little girl and making her mine. I promise I will protect and honor you every day for the rest of my life. In return, you will learn the ways of mypride. I know you’re not used to our customs, but I’ll teach you. The first thing you need to understand is that as my Little mate, I’ll expect you to refer to me as Daddy.”
