Chapter 17

DANTE

I had not anticipated that she would want to complete the bond tonight. The only goal had been to give her a great first date – a prelude to our forever. Well, I supposed that her addition to the date certainly qualified that as well.

It would be a fucking understatement if I said that intimacy had been a worry of mine. Not that we would never have it, but that I did not want to hurt her or trigger her. She went through some serious trauma that would not be overcome with a snap of our fingers. However, I had vowed that I would always be as patient as necessary.

My mate trusted me enough to give me the honor of being tied to her despite everything that had been taken from her. The fucking hell that she had been through was more than anything I could have ever imagined. My mate, however, was the strongest person I had ever fucking known.

“You must tell me if you want to stop at any point, and I’ll stop immediately. Okay?” I told her seriously.

“I promise. I trust you, Dante. I