I shiver and can’t keep from smiling as my cheeks heat. “Like you ruined me.”
His brows shoot high on his forehead. His eyes widen in a panic.
I frown. “That’s a good thing, Papi.” I reach up and cup his face.
“How is it a good thing that I ruined you?”
I giggle. “Ruined me for other men. No one will ever be able to compete with you.”
He nearly chokes. “Other men? Baby girl, there will never be another man. You’re mine. It’s for life. Hundreds of years.”
I laugh again. “I know. That’s what I’m saying. Wait… Hundreds of years?” I remember Livy said that in her letter.
He nods. “We live longer on Eleadia. The air is cleaner. The food is better. We’re healthier. We live very long lives.”
“But I can’t possibly live that long, Papi,” I point out, feeling disappointed.
He smiles. “You will, Little one. All evidence indicates your body will adjust quickly, and the aging process will slow down for you to match mine.”
“How old are you?” I ask, realizing I’ve never questioned him on this issue.
“One hundred twenty-five.”
I gasp. “Seriously? You look thirty.”
He grins. “That’s about the age all men appear to be on my planet. It’s the age we stop aging at any measurable speed.”
“Wow.”
Papi sits on the edge of the bed. “I need to tell you a few things, Little one, and we only have about an hour before we depart.”
“Okay.” I push to sit up, but I’m too tired. I give up and flop down on my back once more.
Papi brushes a curl off my forehead. “I’m still not sure what you meant by ruining you, but I want to apologize for not warning you how intense our mating would be. I’m larger than any human man you’ve been with, and I failed to mention that my semen would drive you crazy with need when it touched your skin.”
“That’s an understatement. I think I had one continuous orgasm that wouldn’t stop.” I smile in an effort to smooth out the wrinkle on his brow. “It was the best sex of my life. I’ll never forget it. And I can’t wait to do it again.”
He blows out a relieved breath. “I should also mention that ordinarily I will prick your skin frequently with my quill. The desire to inject you with my serum is a constant hum right beneath the surface. I fought the urge while you were so sick.”
“Like you pierced my clit earlier?” My eyes widen. “You pierced my nipple once too.”
He nods. “Sometimes I will do so just because I feel like it. It will make your skin crawl with desire.”
I shoot him a glare. “That sounds manipulative.”
“It’s meant to cause a constant low-level arousal. It’s how we create the kind of foreplay I hear human females enjoy.”
I chuckle. “Human men do not have a trick like that up their sleeves. That’s for sure.”
He bends forward and kisses one of my nipples. “These pretty little buds are so damn sensitive without pricking them. I can’t imagine what you’ll be like when I do so frequently, and you’ll be shaking with need after I get them pierced.”
I squirm. “If I were any more aroused than you already make me just by being in the room, I’d probably trip and fall.”
He chuckles and reaches down to pat my bottom. “At least your bottom is padded, so it won’t hurt. I’ll make sure our home is Janie-proofed in case you take a tumble.”
I laugh. “I’m not a baby.”
He taps my nose. “You’re my Baby girl now, and we Eleadians take that job very seriously. Your safety and protection are my number one priority and will be for eternity. Some human females have trouble accepting our protective nature at first.”