Total pages in book: 34
Estimated words: 30747 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 154(@200wpm)___ 123(@250wpm)___ 102(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 30747 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 154(@200wpm)___ 123(@250wpm)___ 102(@300wpm)
“Are you sure? I’ve never had a Daddy - or even a boyfriend - before. I’m not experienced; I’ve never even kissed anyone. And you know I’m not very smart. I-”
I stopped his words by sliding my finger onto his lips. “Andy, you are smart. You’re also sweet and caring and you make me happy. I’m sure Joey told you that vampire mates are perfect matches, so you know that you’re everything I want. Anyone would be lucky to be your partner or Daddy, and you don’t know how thrilled I am that I get to be both. I don’t care that you’re not experienced. We’ll move as slowly or quickly as you’re ready for. I just want to be with you.”
Andy dropped my hand to pull me into a tight hug. “I want to be with you too.”
I nuzzled my face into his neck and inhaled his sweet, musky scent. His aroma in my nostrils and his soft body in my arms was better than anything I could have imagined. Every day of waiting, every time I cursed Fate for her timing, every doubt that ever crossed my mind now meant nothing. My mate was worth it all. He was worth everything.
“You know how you said your soul recognized me?” Andy asked, and I nodded against his neck. “I think mine recognized you too. When I first saw you, I thought you were very handsome, but it was more than that. I wanted you to talk to me and to touch me. I wanted to be close to you.” He shrugged and added, “But I’m just human, so maybe I’m wrong.”
“You’re not wrong.” I backed up to look into his eyes again. He was intelligent and in tune with his emotions; his trouble was with confidence, but I would build him up in every way I could. “Even though you’re human, you’re the mate of a vampire. We are made for each other, and our hearts know it. Because we are handcrafted for one another by the gods, our connection will grow deeply and rapidly. Does that frighten you?”
“No,” Andy answered without hesitation. “It excites me. I’m only afraid of letting you down.”
“Oh duckling, you never have to worry about that. Just having you in my life is the answer to all of my dreams and desires.”
“But what if I’m not a good little for you? I just learned about all of this; what if I do something wrong?”
Andy was used to being admonished, but those days were behind him. “As Daddy, I’m here to help you with all of that. You never have to worry; my sole purpose is to make you happy and take care of you. I just want you to promise me one thing.”
“Anything,” he nodded.
“If we try something that you don’t like, I need you to tell me. Or, if there’s something you want to try, please let me know.”
“I promise. Joey and Ian told me how important honesty and communication are.”
I’d have to thank my friends for helping Andy so much. I was curious, “Did they tell you what happens when mates bond together?”
He shook his head no. “Just that they can’t survive without each other.”
“That’s right. When mates bond together, their lifelines become intertwined. A human mate will inherit some vampire properties, like immunity to illnesses, and most importantly, immortality. Once we bond, you won’t die naturally, but you can be killed, which would end my life as well. But I will protect you with everything I am.”
“How do we bond?”
Curious what he’d think of the process, I began with a question. “You know how vampires must drink blood to survive, which is one reason why the blood substitute was created?” Andy nodded. “Well, once a vampire meets their mate, the substitute will no longer work for them. They must drink the blood of their mate to live. I promise it won’t hurt you in any way.” He nodded again.
“But to complete our bond, you will drink my blood as well. It only has to be once, and only a small amount. By taking in each other’s life source, it will create an unbreakable bond between our lives and souls which will last for eternity.”
“An eternity,” he repeated quietly. “It’s hard to believe.”
“I know you’ve been hit with a lot of information today.” But he handled it beautifully.
“A lot of good information,” he assured, bringing a smile to my lips.
“I’m glad you feel that way, but I bet learning everything is making you tired, huh?” Right on cue, Andy’s mouth stretched into another wide yawn as he nodded. “Are you ready for me to take you to your apartment so you can get some rest?”
“Yes, please.”
I patted his knee and requested, “Stay right there.” I climbed out of the car and hurried around to the other side to open Andy’s door. He took my offered hand and I helped him onto his feet before locking the car behind us.