“Have you bonded yourself to ahuman?” I did not like those analytical glances.
My shoulders jerked, and I narrowed my gaze on her.
Bonded to her?
The muscles in every limb tightened.
I didn’t know what that meant, nor did I care, but what I did know was I never wanted my lotus to face anything that frightened her. I wanted to keep her safe and to touch her—always.
She was all that mattered.
“Take my advice. Humans enjoy comfort. They are pets that need a space to themselves.” Comfort. “You live in the old ways, before the Rift, but there are other options. Civilized options—”
“Civilized.” I scoffed. “You mean domesticated.”
The naga’s tail rattled at the end.
“If you will not listen to reason, you must trade with me to take her.”
“Trade?” The statement was madness; what did she want from me?
“She owes me.”
“She bought me and offered protection.” My human’s sweet voice fell to my ears, and I was around her within moments, crouching closer to the ground. “I owe her.”
“The human has integrity.”
“How long will it take to work it off?” Bridget focused on the snake, steel in her gaze.
“About ninety sleep cycles.”
Bridget licked her lips and nodded.
My teeth clicked together, and she tugged my hair. I stilled in shock at the sharp stabs to my head from her pulling it.
“Stop, Tene.” She stared at me with watery eyes. I curled my fingers to stop from holding her.
“It’s a plan, but can we stay on this floor?” There was a careful tone to her voice I had never heard before.
“I am not unreasonable. That is fair, human.” The naga’s mouth stretched at the edges, and she slithered away with a final look at me.
My human backed up to the room and lay on the soft surface she’d slept on.
Bridget groaned, rubbing her cheek into her palm. I settled beside her, staring down at her as her eyelids fluttered open.
“Am I yours?” I murmured. Alarm flashed across her expression, and she straightened into a sitting position.
“I-I?”
She pressed her lips together, eyes flicking from side to side. Her face flushed, and her fingers flexed in her lap.
“You are worth more than my life.” My nose flared. “I cannot bear separation from you. I want you in my space—always.”
The redness on her cheeks spread over her nose, and my cock woke, lifting to press to my stomach so I could fuck her again. I pressed her to my chest.
As if with a mind of its own, my tail slipped up her bare leg and wrapped around her thigh. I yearned to be connected to her, so I slipped the tip of my tail into her tight pussy. The walls of her warmth fluttered around me, and my runes brightened up the space. A light floating sensation billowed in my chest and continued to expand. I craned my head down to look at her small human features.
The tipped chin and the parted lips ... I couldn’t think of a time where I wouldn’t want to look at this human.
