Chapter Seventeen Dagan stayed inside her for long minutes after he had spent himself and the others had returned to their places, only removing her blindfold when they’d had time to return to their places. He leveraged his upper body above her, resting his weight on his forearms so that she could breathe. She lightly stroked her fingers from his shoulders down his heavily muscled arms, and back up again. He kissed her tenderly, and she knew she could stay happily like that forever. “Dagan?” “Mmm-hmm?” “I’m sorry. We did it again. I never needed to think about it before. I’m still not protected,” she blushed. “Trust me, little one. You are being very well protected at all times. I would never let anything happen to you. Do you feel that I have not protected you in some way? Is there a

