Page 70 of Primal Bonds 1
When I shifted back, she said, “My little angel, you’re so cute when you’re scared.”
“I’m not scared,” I pouted. “It was only a dream.”
She chuckled. “Then tell me, what did you dream about?”
I rubbed the back of my hand over my eyes and said, “I was chased by a big wolf. He was so big and he glowed blue, Mama. He kept chasing me and chasing me and I just had to run and run, and then he caught me and I cried, and then he bit me on the lips and then the neck, and then he changed into a beastkin, Mama. A wolfkin with wolf ears and tail and fangs and he glowed blue and his eyes also glowed, too.” I tightened my arms around her, shaking from head to toe. “I’m scared.”
She chuckled in amusement, stroking my head. “But you just said you’re not because it’s only a dream.”
“But now I’m scared because he said he’ll eat me, Mama,” I confessed. “He said that he’ll eat me.”
She cupped my face gently again and said, “It’s just a bad dream, my love, so you shouldn’t be afraid. You must be a strong boy, do you understand? We foxkin can’t afford to be weak.”
I nodded my head as I looked up at her. I moaned. “I know.”
She leaned down and kissed me on the forehead then. “And remember what I told you before? You are an omega. Never, ever tell anyone that you are one.”
I nodded. “Mm-hmm. I won’t ever tell anyone I’m an omega.”
“And you must remember to never give a part of yourself willingly to anyone,” she said firmly. “Your heart and soul, yourHikari, your light, you must only give it to the one you love, that special someone, do you understand, Shiro? Only give it to the one you fully trust, do you understand? Because what you have is rare and you have the power to make a beastkin a daemon.”
I nodded again. “I understand.”
She chuckled and kissed me on the forehead again. When she moved back, she said, “I love you, my darling. I pray you’ll one day find the one who will cherish and love you for the rest of both your lives.”
“Mm-hmm,” I said, smiling. “Like the way Mama loves me.”
She chuckled. “Well, not quite the same sort of love, my darling, but still love nonetheless.”
“And then I can turn him into a daemon,” I said. “He’ll become very powerful and protect all us beastkin.”
She laughed. “Yes, a daemon.”
Ifluttered my eyes open and I muttered softly, “Daemon…”
Daemon?What was it again? A daemon? I frowned as I stared up at the ceiling, the morning sunlight flitting in through the window giving the room a golden hue.
I turned to my right and came to face Aka, sounded asleep, in bed next to me. That was right, he was staying the night. And Lan?
I sat up, searching the room for him, but he was nowhere in sight. Ah, I remembered now. He had gone to help the drunken Nolan and never came back. He must have slept in the same room as Nolan then, considering he was the man’s bodyguard.
Yawning, I got out of bed and headed out the door, feeling damn thirsty and in desperate need of a hot drink. I was just entering the living room when I came to a stop and saw Adam sitting on the sofa. He was watching the early morning news on the television. He must have noticed me, or at least heard me, because he turned and gave me a smile. “Morning,” he said.
Damn, he was hot, even this early in the morning and wearing casual clothing.
I licked my lip and replied, “Morning, Adam.”
He signaled with his finger for me to come over, and I eagerly obliged. Hence, I found myself sitting next to him on the sofa.
Shit, he smelled so good and felt so warm, and I felt the urge to move closer, to steal some of his body heat. As if he could read my mind, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and nudged me until I was very close to him and our legs were touching. In fact, he even moved me so that I had my legs over his lap.
Resting his arm over the back of the sofa, he gently stroked my hair. I inhaled slowly, enjoying the moment as I stared at the cup of coffee sitting on the arm of the sofa.
He said, “Want some?”
“Huh?” I turned to look at him.
He chuckled. “You were looking at it. Thirsty?”