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)
Elias figured there was a certain amount of wisdom in his father’s words.
Owen continued, “I promise all your doubts will dissipate in one breath. It will slam into you like a freight train at full speed. She will suck all the oxygen out of the air and leave you breathless and dizzy.”
It seemed preposterous, so Elias didn’t comment.
“Your world will flip upside down. She will have you wrapped around her tiny finger in that same single breath. All you will know from that moment forward is ensuring she is safe and loved. I promise.”
Elias knew these facts. He just didn’t like the idea of feeling so irrationally consumed by another being. And he certainly didn’t like the idea of not being able to control the instinct.
Elias turned back to look into the nursery. “What if she hates this room?” he asked more to himself than anything.
Owen chuckled. “She will loathe it at first. Most newly mated Little girls are completely blindsided by the level of submission that will be expected of them. She will most likely balk and exert her defiance over the concept. Eventually you two will develop a rhythm. As the bond grows, so will your need to dominate her and her need to submit to you. Trust me. Fate does not make mistakes. She knows what she’s doing. I’ve never once heard of a single union in which the couple didn’t find themselves instantly googly-eyed.”
Elias was baffled by the level of submission that would be expected of his mate. It didn’t matter that it was all he knew. Every Alpha Protector had a Daddy/Little relationship with his mate. It would fall into place naturally.
Every male in their entire pack, including the citizens in the valley, was naturally dominant. Every female was naturally submissive. It was how they were born. Relationships in the valley developed over time, though. They were not fated. Love between couples grew over time. Inevitably they fell into their roles. The bond Alpha Protectors had with their mates was stronger than pack members in the valley, and the level of submission that eventually came naturally to the females was far deeper.
Elias was aware his mate would be blindsided and hesitant when she found out what would be expected of her. Elias was meant to be patient with her. Pressuring her to accept her new way of life was frowned upon.
Elias may be a dick about a lot of things related to this archaic claiming, but he wasn’t mean. He would never pressure his mate to come to his bed. She could take all the time in the world to accept things.
He’d sometimes wondered what would happen if she never wanted to consummate their mating. That idea wasn’t rational, though, because everyone would know. She would not be capable of shifting until he had been inside her.
“Give me a second,” Elias stated before turning to quickly head for his bathroom. He shut the door and looked at himself in the mirror. His cock was hard. He had no idea why, but his damn dick had been hard more often than not lately, as if it weren’t actually part of him, had a mind of its own, and was aware that it would soon be buried in the tight heat of his mate.
Even though Elias did not know who his mate was, had no idea what she looked like or even her name, he’d developed feelings for her that unnerved him over the past few weeks.
He’d begun to have flashes of what it would be like to hold her. She was faceless in his visions, but she wrapped her small arms around him, held on tight, and put her trust in him.
He had begun to toss and turn at night, unable to keep the errant thoughts at bay. He pictured her next to him in his bed, curled up against his chest. Their hearts would beat as one. Their breathing would intermingle and sync. Visions. Why?
He knew why. It was Fate’s way of preparing him. The pushy bitch even made his cock hard more often than ever before by consuming his mind with such random thoughts.
Elias turned on the water, splashed his face, and grounded himself. Putting off the inevitable was foolish. It was time to head to the valley. He was making them late.
Chapter Four
It was all Leah could do to keep from hyperventilating as she paced the ceremonial room in the government building. She and her parents had arrived early. Her parents had insisted it was proper and that her mate would appreciate her promptness.
It was customary for the twenty-year-old sacrificial virgin to be waiting on her knees in the center of the room. Head bowed. Demure. Submissive before she even met her mate.
That’s what she felt like, a sacrificial virgin. Would he expect her to let him into her body immediately? Perhaps even before leaving this room? Surely not.