Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45284 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45284 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 226(@200wpm)___ 181(@250wpm)___ 151(@300wpm)
“Dorm?”
“I’m a student at the university. I live in the dorm with three roommates. I’m sure they’re panicking right now.”
“What were you studying, Little one?”
“Education. I’m supposed to be a teacher. My father thought that was an acceptable degree for a proper young woman.”
I don’t like her mocking, singsongy tone. It suggests she’s been disgruntled with her father for a very long time.
“Is that not what you wanted, Baby girl? To be a teacher?”
She scrunches up her nose. “Not really. I don’t…like kids.” She whispers that last part.
That’s helpful. I haven’t told her that she’ll never have any.
She draws in a deep breath and lets it out. “Children are sticky and loud. I’ve never wanted my own let alone a room full of them all day.”
I laugh. “We won’t have children, Little one.”
Her eyes widen. “We won’t?”
I shake my head. “Though we have many of the same characteristics and it appears that Eleadians are simply taller and broader than humans, we aren’t compatible enough to reproduce.”
My girl breathes out a sigh of relief. One hurdle down. But then she says, “Um, I’ve never even been on a date, Zingar.”
“Papi,” I correct her.
“Papi…”
I like the sound of that. “Don’t you worry, Little one. Everything that happens between us will come naturally.”
She sets her small hand on top of my large one on her thighs. “I feel like I’ve known you a long time. It’s so weird.”
“That’s the bond forming between us, Bailey.”
She looks at my lips. “Are you going to kiss me?”
“Is that what you want, Baby girl?” Fuck, she’s adorable.
She nods, but her cheeks turn a dark pink at the same time.
Sliding my hand up to the back of her head, I draw her face to mine and angle her head to one side.
The magnetic pull between us doubles when my lips touch hers. She’s mine, and I want to claim her in every way so badly I ache. Her mouth is soft, and I swallow the sigh that escapes her lips as I nibble on her before flicking my tongue out to taste her.
My girl parts her lips for me, instinct causing her to let me in. Every inch of my body comes more alive when our tongues tangle. It’s like we’re feeding each other. It’s heady and beautiful.
When I finally release her lips, my cock is so hard it’s threatening to bust the seams of my dress pants. I want to get out of them. I want to change into the comfortable, loose black pants I normally wear on Eleadia.
I want to strip my girl’s Earthly clothes off and bare her to me, too. Soon. I can tell already I won’t be able to go much longer without tasting more of her.
“Oh,” she murmurs.
I smile. “Yeah. You can feel the connection growing, can’t you, Little one?”
“Yes, Papi.”
Heavens, I love the sound of that endearment coming from my mate’s mouth.
She looks down. “I can’t believe I’m going to go to that spaceship. It seems so far away.” I suspect she’s trying to distract herself. What she’s feeling is foreign to her.
“The mothership. Yes. I suppose it seems far to you, but it’s nowhere near as far as my planet. It will take us six months to get there.”
Her head jerks up. “Six months?”
“Yes. You’ll spend that time in stasis. Humans aren’t strong enough to remain awake during the trip. It will seem like you went down for a nap and woke up a few hours later. For me, it will be an eternity, waiting for us to be together.”
“You’ll be awake while I’m asleep?”
“Yes. I’ll sleep normal hours and spend a lot of time watching you sleep.”
“What is your planet like?”
“It’s similar to Earth in many ways, but my people are not destroying the land and atmosphere like humans. We have cleaner air and eat healthier. We age slower and live much longer.”
She gasps. “I will, too?”
“Yes. Our scientists believe you will live as long as Eleadians. Centuries.”
Her entire spine straightens. “Centuries?” she squeals, incredulously. “You mentioned that earlier. I thought you were kidding.”
“Nope. We will live a very long time together, Little one.”
“What will I do? I didn’t finish my degree. Will I finish it there and be able to get a teaching job?”
I chuckle. “You told me you don’t like teaching or kids.”
Her cute face scrunches. “Yeah, but that’s all I’m qualified to do.”
Squeezing her fingers, I say, “You won’t work on Eleadia, Baby girl. For one thing, we don’t have teachers or schools like here because we don’t have children. Plus, no Little girl has a job there. There are a few who help out their Papis, but you won’t separate from me to go somewhere else.”
“Ever?”
“Nope. You’ll be near me at all times. Our bond will be very strong. We will both feel agitated even when we’re in separate rooms. It’s very rare for mates to part for any reason. I have an office in my home. Most of the time, I will work from that office while you sit near me where I can keep an eye on you.”