Total pages in book: 53
Estimated words: 51003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 255(@200wpm)___ 204(@250wpm)___ 170(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 51003 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 255(@200wpm)___ 204(@250wpm)___ 170(@300wpm)
Saint made a quiet hum that seemed to be a thinking noise. “Your sentence indicates there will be other times where you will attempt stubbornness.”
I’d “attempt” meaning I wouldn’t succeed?
Yep, he was a Dom of some sort.
“How about I answer that by telling you that I’m going to like making you happy?” I was being cheeky and his bubbly laugh said he liked it. “We won’t worry about the rest.”
“The rest will be handled through a system of rewards and consequences.” Several of his limbs tightened around me before loosening again. “Human submissives require structure and thrive on verbal or physical rewards and punishments.”
Ugh.
He’d been researching us.
“Technically yes, but I like rewards much better.” And bribes. “And I wasn’t teasing about wanting to please you. I’ve got enough of a praise kink that I’m going to like making you happy.”
“I will do my best to be worthy of being made happy.” He stroked one more time over my head before gently easing most of his tentacles back as we approached the restaurant. “Your safety as well as your mental well-being is very important to me.”
Aww.
Ignoring the fact that it seemed like he’d already decided to keep me, I smiled. “Thank you, Sir.”
It might’ve been the weirdest first date I’d been on in a while but it wasn’t the worst.
“You have distracted me, my human.” He was trying to shake his head and look offended, but he was damned near giggling at getting to play the part. “I do not know your moniker.”
Moniker?
Oh, name. “Colby, Sir.”
“That is a fine name as well.” Giving me a cute side-eye, he frowned. “However, there is the issue of you distracting me. I do not want to reinforce that behavior.”
Hmm.
Giving him a slightly apologetic look, I sighed as I attempted to play along with the scene I thought he was setting up. “I’m so distracting I might need to be punished later.”
Wondering if I’d answered right and he’d gotten it, I waited for his reaction.
“Yes, humans require physical correction at regular intervals.” His liquidy shrug as he clearly threw himself into the scene like we were in a dirty school play made me want to bounce and cheer. “We shall discuss the limits around spankings to see if that would be appropriate.”
Yes!
“I’m…” Shoot. Had to have a sentence. “I’m grateful you’re taking such good care of me.”
He knew funishments were supposed to end in orgasms, right?
“Sometimes that type of corrective physical stuff is best punctuated by…by a strong reward. It helps human brains to associate the important rule with happy things. Like an orgasm, for instance.”
Yep, I was subtle as a train, but Saint didn’t seem to mind based on his grin.
“I am glad you understand the best practices for submissive caretaking.” His cheeky grin was adorable but he gave my butt a firm pat before he moved his tentacles higher again. “I have a thorough education but will admit to having insufficient practical knowledge.”
So he knew about BDSM but hadn’t dated a sub?
Hadn’t dated a human sub?
A human, in general?
“I’m glad you’ve got a good education but I don’t mind that you don’t have the practical knowledge part.” That was better than having learned to be a dick. “As far as I can tell, you’ve got all the important stuff mastered.”
Great chemistry and a willingness to spank would get a Dom a long way.
“Thank you, my human.” Running one tentacle along the back of my head, actually fairly subtly based on how he’d been touching me, Saint looked very proud of himself. “I was advised that it was best to seek practical experience with the sub I wish to mate.”
I wasn’t touching that with a thousand-foot pole, much less a ten-foot one.
“I think waiting until you find the right person is the best way to handle stuff like that in the long run. Humans just…well, get really excited about new stuff and we don’t always remember that.” We just charged right in when something was a novelty.
Or dirty.
“Yes, we have much more patience as a species when compared to humans.” He said it so factually I couldn’t be offended. “Your impulsive nature has created a fascinating world, however.”
Yep, we had porn and lots of food.
Which seemed to be two of the things that they found very curious.
“I’m glad you think so, but you guys are definitely making it more interesting.” In a lot of ways and not just when it came to my to-be-read pile.
Humans were just competitive enough that they were pushing us to be better and they were subtly working in new technology once they figured out what we could explore without turning it into a weapon too easily.
“Our species are complementarily matched.” He said that without a hint of humor even though something about it made me want to smile. “That bodes well for us.”