Page 44 of Seducing Sasquatch

“It’s a mating knot,” I had explained. “When we mate, it will expand inside you. Stretching you beyond limits and making you mine.”

I didn’t miss the way Blake bit his lip and squirmed in my lap. My eager baby boy.

For the rest of the morning and through lunch I simply sit at the fireplace, enjoying the deep vibration of my purr filling my chest.

“Daddy?” Blake’s quiet voice echoes down the wall. I’m barely turning from my spot on the sofa before he’s tiptoeing towards me with nothing but a sheet wrapped around his shoulders.

I pat my knee. “Come here, baby.”

Blake obliges, slinking across my thighs with a little flinch and hiss as his ass settles against me.

“Take it easy today.” I kiss his temple while he plucks the mug from my grasp and slurps at my drink.

“I’m okay.” he lies. “You cleaned me?”

I nod, but I know he isn’t as fine as he says. I can sense his pain from here. The way his body changed and moved less than twelve hours ago will take some time to recover from.

“I’m so proud of you.” I take my mug back and finish it. It’s too late in the day for him to be having any caffeine despite the pout he throws at me.

Yet something weighs heavy on my boy. His shoulders droop and the bags under his eyes darken. There’s a burden I haven’t yet managed to take from him.

“What’s the matter?” I swipe a strand of his loose hair behind his ear.

Sniffling against the back of his hand, Blake opens up with better ease than I’ve ever seen. “My father will call me in a few days. He’ll order me home.”

Ah. The father.

I could never wish for Blake to lose his other parent. He’s already lost his mom. But this man that seems to haunt my mate must go. Blake will be gladly taken in by my parents. Not just because he’s my mate but because my parents are the kindest souls to walk this planet. Mom will take one look at his gorgeous face and practically adopt him on the spot.

“When he calls,” I begin. “You will answer.”

Blake looks at me with a confused look. His head tilts adorably and his lower lip wobbles.

“Because you’ll tell him what you’ve always wanted to tell him. And I’ll be there, right beside you.”

Scoffing to himself, my mate shakes his head. “He won’t listen. He never listens.”

My gut lurches, but I keep the angered growl to myself. Blake has clearly been tormented and controlled by this man all his life to believe so little of himself. No parent should ever corner their child into a place they feel they can’t speak their own truth.

“Yes, baby.” I push the sheet apart and rub his knee. His warm skin soothes my bubbling frustration. “He will listen because you won’t give him another option. You clearly don’t want to go home and there’s no reason for you to give up your life just to appease him.”

Huffing, Blake clutches my hand with both of his. His fingers clutching one of mine. “He’ll just yell at me.”

I sigh. I haven’t done enough to prove to him he’s strong enough to stand up to his father. To face his fears and make his own decisions. I’ll have to keep trying. Even though Blake has clearly said he wants to stay here, with me, and be mine. His mind still sits with his father. With the life he can’t escape.

“How do you feel about helping me with the snowmobile?” I change the subject. “If we can fix it today, we could take it out tomorrow and go sledding.”

My mate’s eyes light up, his face morphing into pure joy. “We can go sledding!?”

I chuckle, “Of course, but I’ll need to fix the motor first.”

“I’ll help!”

Blake is off my lap in the blink of an eye, the sheet billowing out behind him as he rushes down the hall to get dressed into another pair of my clothes.

I press between my thighs, willing my stiffening cock to relax at the reminder of how good he looks swamped in my clothes.

“I found my undies!” Blake celebrates from the bedroom, clearly having found the fresh pile of clean clothes.