“Because soldiers have reported that they like it that way. Designated soldiers left to their own devices engage in rough sex. Someone with your designation would need it even more.”

Daniel clutches the jacket closer. “Good,” he says.

“Mounting you means I take you without a condom, and even though you’re not in heat, it’s like I’m breeding you, wanting you to catch. I’m tested every six weeks as part of my job. Even though it’s almost impossible for us to catch anything, we want to be sure. You won’t get anything from me. I’ll knot you and bite you, and we keep going until you release. That’s the sign of your real submission, and it means you’ll imprint on me pretty good. As much as you like me now or find me calming, the more you submit initially, the more you’ll get out of this experience. It will help you chemically, get you more stable.”

“So you want me to bond to you. Bond… a lot, or something?”

“Yes. A submissive is biologically driven to find the strongest Dominant for breeding and protection. The urge to nest and be taken care of, to submit, all of that is part of who you are, amplified because of your extreme submissiveness. The most important thing for prey is safety. The more forcefully you’re bred, the longer it is, the more you come, the more I take care of you and give you a nest, the likelier it is that your body will decide you’ve found safety and your mate. The ultimate goal of that is release. If you wet, then we’re there. So that’s the goal, and once we get you there, you’ll feel a hell of a lot better.”

“What do you mean if I wet?” he asks, but he knows. He’s seen it and he’s…. What if he can’t let go and let that happen? Daniel wants to give the Dominant anything he wants but he doesn’t think he physically can after what they’ve done to him and how messed up he is. “What if I can’t?”

“It isn’t up to you. You don’t decide to do it. It’s a physical response you’ll have to me. If anything, I make it happen or don’t. Don’t worry about it.”

Daniel is worrying about it. He doesn’t want to “wet” and essentially piss himself but he also doesn’t want to disappoint his Dom. And he’d like to be good at this whole submissive thing, be good at something for once and get the most benefit that he can out of his time with Liam.

Picking up on his concern, Liam assures him, “You will. You’re so responsive, Daniel.”

“Isn’t it… gross?”