Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 45782 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 229(@200wpm)___ 183(@250wpm)___ 153(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45782 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 229(@200wpm)___ 183(@250wpm)___ 153(@300wpm)
Our faces are only inches apart, and I quickly surmise that he’s the reason I’m so warm. He’s holding me.
“Hey there, Little one. I was starting to worry. You fainted, and you’ve been asleep a long time.”
I stare at him. I’m too confused to speak, and besides, something is in my mouth.
The man suddenly plucks the item from my mouth. It disappears so fast I don’t get a chance to see what it was. “You were so cold,” he continues. “You’ve finally stopped shivering.”
He’s…rocking me? He’s standing and swaying. I’m cradled in his arms. I don’t feel as panicked as I should. I’m just stunned. I lick my lips. “Are you one of them?” My voice squeaks.
His smile widens. “Eleadian, yes.”
“Why are you holding me?”
“Because you’re mine, Baby girl.”
My eyes widen. Now, I’m really confused. “That’s not possible. I didn’t even see a single man before I fainted.” Except I did. I saw this man.
“But I saw you, Janelle. That’s all it takes.”
“You know my name…”
“Yes. It was on your driver’s license. Did I pronounce it right?”
I nod. “But you wouldn’t pick me. The club was filled with gorgeous women. I’m just…” I don’t know how to tell him I’m nobody.
“We don’t pick our mates the way you’re thinking, Little one. Fate chooses for us. When you walked into the club, you were taking a risk that you might be chosen.”
I swallow and stare into his amazing eyes. They’re mesmerizing. I feel like he’s looking inside me. Like he can see my soul. Finally I speak again. “I only came in to get warm.”
“Well, you will never be cold again, Little one. I promise. The temperature on Eleadia is perfect year-round. You’ll never feel overheated or chilled once we get home.”
My heart rate picks up. “You’re seriously going to take me to your planet?” It’s difficult to imagine.
“Yes, Baby girl. We’ll go to the mothership soon. The doctor on board will examine you to clear you for transportation, and then we’ll head home.”
He’s serious. He holds my gaze while he lifts my fingers to his lips again. That’s what he was doing when I woke up. He holds my hand steady against his mouth, and suddenly I feel a prick.
“Ouch.” I try to pull my hand away, but he’s too strong. “What did you do?”
“There’s a tiny quill behind my front teeth. I can use it to pierce your skin and inject you with my serum. It’s going to help calm you.”
I do feel oddly calm. Weird. I know he already pricked my finger. It’s what woke me up.
He brings my pointer to his lips and pierces it again. “Owie. Don’t do that.” I pout, but my breath hitches when he sucks my finger between his lips and licks it before releasing it. He holds my gaze the entire time. My cheeks heat from the intensity. No one has ever looked at me so intently before. I feel like I’m held in a trance. I can’t blink or look away.
“I’ll do whatever is necessary to keep you relaxed, Little one. I don’t like your blood pressure rising. It’s not healthy.”
Unnerved by how he makes me feel, I squirm in his arms and become aware of my bladder. “Put me down. I need to pee.”
“I like holding you, Janelle. You don’t need me to put you down to go pee-pee. You can do so at any time. I wrapped a soft cloth around your bottom.”
I gasp and struggle in his arms, trying to push more upright. There is indeed something thick between my legs.
I’m certain he has the strength to easily keep me right where he wants me, but he seems to humor me by propping me up in his arms.
The blanket wrapped around me falls away, and all the blood drains from my face when I see that I’m wearing nothing but a diaper. I instantly cover my chest. Tears come to my eyes. I’m so embarrassed. My lips start trembling.
“Shh. You’re okay, Baby girl. I’ve got you.” He shifts so that he’s holding me under my arms and flattens my chest to his, leaving my feet dangling. He tucks a hand under my diapered bottom.
I glance down to see that I’m far higher off the floor than I could have imagined. He’s gigantic. That part was definitely true. It only heightens my nervousness.
The giant starts walking. He carries me out of the room we were in and into another. I see a bed that’s incredibly high off the floor and huge. It would have to be if he sleeps there. He lowers me onto the mattress.
When I shove at his shoulders to get him off of me, he grabs my wrists and lifts my hands over my head. He easily clasps both of my arms with one of his and pins me to the bed. He uses a knee to part my legs and leans into me so I’m immobile.