Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44411 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44411 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 178(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
She lifted her arm slowly and hesitated. “Do you know what’s going to happen?”
“No. I mean I know what people have told me, including my father this morning, but people told me all kinds of things I couldn’t have believed until I met you. I don’t know what to expect. They say we will feel the power of the connection so bone deep that we won’t be able to keep our hands off each other.”
“But I already feel that way,” she murmured.
“Me, too, Little one.” At least he thought he did. How could this bond get stronger?
Leah brought her hand to his, and he threaded their fingers together before lowering his wrist to touch hers.
They both gasped as soon as the connection was made. So many things happened at once. It seemed his heart stopped for a beat, but so did hers, and then they beat together in sync. He could tell their pulses matched.
Her arm felt warm. So did his. Their temperatures were rising. Her arousal increased. So did his. The combined scent filled the room as if mingling and trying to mesh into one. The intense need to make that happen overwhelmed him.
He would control himself, though. He wouldn’t rush her. There were a million things he would insist upon in their lives—things that would keep her safe and healthy—but he would not rush his Little girl to take him into her body.
She tried to pull away, but he held her steady, gripping her fingers with his. He was enjoying the euphoric feeling even though it was making his need increase. It felt so good on so many levels. Like they were one being. He never wanted to separate from her. He wanted to hold her hand like this for the rest of their lives.
It wasn’t rational, but it was so very real.
Leah bucked and writhed against him, making him glad he’d trapped her between his thighs. If she had been free, she might have bolted off the bed, fallen on her head, and injured herself.
She reached with her other hand to shove at his arm. “Elias… You have to let me go.”
He shook his head. “No, Baby girl. Feel it. Let it build.”
She was so unbelievably gorgeous with all that red hair flying around in a halo and her eyes bugged out. The room smelled so strongly of her, and he loved that for the rest of his life his sheets would smell of his mate.
Finally, he lifted her arm over her head, pinned it to the mattress, and lifted his wrist so the connection broke.
She blew out a breath as though she’d been holding it all this time. She started shaking, and he was certain she was not cold. “Daddy…” The word was soft and filled with her plea.
Elias used both hands to join hers above her head, making her arch her chest as she writhed harder against him.
“Can’t…think…” she muttered.
“I know, Baby girl. It’s powerful. Take a breath. Look at Daddy.”
She shook her head. “You hypnotize me or something,” she grumbled.
He chuckled. “Not intentionally, Little one. Look at me.”
More defiant head shaking. She had no idea how cute she was.
“Do you want Daddy to give you your first spanking?”
She gasped, jerked her gaze to his, and surprised him. “Yes.”
His brows lifted.
She squirmed. “Yes. Please spank me. I need you to.”
Her reaction was odd, and he wondered what her motivation was. Perhaps she was simply trying to get him to release her, and she thought she could accomplish that if she agreed to be spanked.
“Are you trying to manipulate me, naughty girl?”
She nodded. “Yes. Anything. I’m burning up. You have to let me go.”
He drew in a slow breath, pulling her essence into his lungs, proving what he’d suspected. She was more aroused now than ever. The frenzy she felt was enough to get her to agree to anything.
He wanted to experience everything with her. Now. Everything all at once. It wasn’t possible, but the urge was tremendous. He glanced down at her chest. That was where he wanted to start. He hadn’t given any attention to her breasts yet.
The globes were so perfect. High and full on her chest with pink nipples that were distended into hard points.
But his sweet mate had asked him to spank her, and he wouldn’t deny her that experience. He would give her a small taste so she would know what it felt like.
When he rose up and flipped her onto her stomach, she squealed.
Elias pinned her again, this time with her hands at the small of her back. He kneeled next to her, rubbing her gorgeous bottom. Damn, she was pretty. Every inch of her.
She was panting and writhing.
“I’m going to spank you, Little one. Just ten swats. Just enough for you to know what it will feel like. You’re not in trouble. When I spank you for disobeying me, it will make you very horny, but I won’t let you come.”