Page 11 of Revna’s Alpha (Safe Haven #1)

CHAPTER ELEVEN

DANTE

S everal days had passed since Dante marked his mate, the love of his life. It was a surreal moment, one he will cherish for the rest of his life.

How did he get so lucky? Revna was an amazing woman, someone he was happy to spend the rest of his life with.

He walked into her nursery where she was napping. Even though she knew she would get a nap every day, she still insisted on fighting him. The fight never lasted long but he didn’t mind. Unless it got to be a big fight and she was trying to top from the bottom.

“Good afternoon, Little one,” he whispered, rubbing her stomach. “It’s time to wake up.”

They had somewhere important to be soon. Dante didn’t know how Revna was going to act. Technically she had met the Alpha when she was asleep in the hospital. But how would she feel about it now? Tobi was intimidating to the new people who arrived. They always cowered away, not wanting to look him in the eyes.

But what they didn’t know was, he would never hurt them. Never in his wildest dreams.

“Come on, Little one. It’s time to wake up.”

Revna whined and rolled over. He smiled. She was so cute trying to get away from his touch so she could continue to sleep.

“Come on. We have somewhere to be.”

Dante gently picked her up and held her in his arms. Almost immediately, she snuggled up into his arms and relaxed. Such a precious sight and feeling to have.

Revna trusted him enough to relax and cuddle in his arms. He wanted to puff his chest out in pride, walk around the town and let people know, but he wasn’t going to. He didn’t want to risk it and her not ever do it again because people knew.

“Little one.”

“No,” she whined. “No wakey!”

“Yes, wakey. We have somewhere important to be in a couple of minutes. We need to get you dressed, feed you, and then leave. We’re going to visit someone today.”

Dante sat down and grabbed the bottle he had placed on the nightstand before waking her up. One time he forgot and it was hard to hold her and get the bottle ready. He had tried to put her down, but she wasn’t having it that time.

“Open up.”

She opened her mouth and started to suckle. Each and every time he watched, it was precious. He got so lucky when she came to him. She was everything he needed and wanted.

“Such a good girl for Daddy.”

Revna blinked several times before opening her eyes and looking directly at him. She was slowly waking up as she drank her bottle. He loved watching her do this in the morning or after nap time. To see her wrap her finger around his whenever she started to wake up. For her to look at him like he held the world in his hands.

“I love you,” he whispered. “I love you so much. You are the light in my world. Just when I thought I wasn’t going to get a mate, you appeared. You saved Daddy.”

Everything he said was the truth. With each passing day and her not arriving, was another day he was losing hope. But the town always seemed to know when people needed their mates.

“Once you finish the bottle, I’m going to put you in a diaper and some clothes. Then we’re going to go visit someone important,” he explained.

Dante wanted to keep her informed with what they were planning on doing. Was he keeping her partially in the dark? Yes but not for long.

Once they were outside, walking to the Alpha’s place with her in his arms, he was going to tell her. Was it rude of him to tell her so late? Maybe but he didn’t need her panicking so much that she made herself sick.

Revna finished her bottle and they sat there for a couple minutes. It was something they had done after every bottle. Just sitting there, relaxing and enjoying the time together.

“Ready?” He asked.

She looked at him with an unsure expression.

“It’s going to be good. Let’s get you in a diaper and then some clothes.”

Standing up, he walked over to the changing table and placed her down, buckling her in so she wouldn’t be able to fall.

“I don’t need those, Daddy.”

“Yes, you do. What if Daddy walks away and you fall off?” He asked. “Daddy would never forgive himself for you getting hurt when it could have been prevented.”

She sighed but relaxed as he started to clean and change her. Dante was so proud of her. He knew it was difficult for her to accept a lot of things when she got here, but she was slowly letting go and he could see the happiness radiate off of her.

“Daddy is so proud of you.”

She smiled and closed her eyes.

“Ah, no sleeping. Daddy is finishing up your diaper and then we’re going to get you changed.”

“Where are we going?” she asked.

“Daddy will tell you after we get you changed.”

She opened her mouth but quickly closed it. Did she not trust him to tell her after?

“I promise I’ll tell you. Daddy hasn’t broken any promises.”

Unbuckling her, he helped her down onto the ground and walked into the closet. What should she wear?

“Do you want to wear a dress or pants?”

Dante wanted to see her in a cute short dress where he could barely see her diaper show but he wanted to give her the option. He wanted her to be comfortable whenever they went and met the Alpha.

“Nothing.”

“Little One, I’m fine with that, but I don’t think you’ll like only wearing a diaper out.”

“No. I don’t want to go.”

Dante turned around and stared at her. She had her hands together, gripping them tightly as she looked at him.

“We have to go.”

“No, Daddy. I don’t want to go. I don’t even know where we are going or who we are meeting but I don’t want to go.”

“I’ve already told him we are coming in a couple of minutes.”

“No.”

“Daddy doesn’t like that word.”

She cocked her hip to the side. “No,” she slowly said.

“We are going. You can pick what you want to wear or Daddy will.”

“No.”

“Revna.”

“Dante.”

He raised an eyebrow. “Come here.”

“No,” she stomped her foot.

“Did you just stomp your foot?”

“Yes, and I can do it again. I’m not going to you,” she stomped her foot again.

So she wanted to play that game.

“Now.”

She stayed in her spot. She was finally being defiant. He expected it at some point as she was getting more comfortable with him. But he didn’t think it was going to be today. He figured a couple days to a week, after everything had settled but she was surprising him.

“I’m going to count to three. If you aren’t here by three, I’m going to spank your bottom,” he informed her. “One.”

Revna stayed in her spot. Two can play at that game. Dante wasn’t going to be walked all over and she needed to know that.

“You’re not going to spank me. You meanie butt.”

He raised an eyebrow.

“Two.”

She still didn’t move, just stared at him.

“Three.”

He took a step forward and her eyes went wide. Did she really not think he would follow through?

Before she could turn around and run, he grabbed hold of her arm and walked towards the naughty corner. He had placed a chair in the corner where he could sit and easily have her over his lap.

He quickly took her diaper off and placed her over his lap, bare bottom.

“No!” she screamed. “You can’t spank me!”

Her legs flailed as he held her in place.

“Yes, I can. Daddy told you to come to him and you didn’t.”

“No!”

“Daddy doesn’t like that word.”

Dante didn’t like being told no, especially when it came to her rules.

“You were naughty when you didn’t come to Daddy, called him a name, and stomped your foot twice.”

“No I wasn’t!” she yelled. “You are being unfair!”

Daddy maneuvered her to where they could see each other.

“How is Daddy being unfair?”

“You didn’t ask me if I wanted to go and meet this person!”

“I wasn’t giving you a choice. Every Little meets him when they arrive.”

“You didn’t prepare me.”

“I told you several times that we were going to meet him.”

She looked at him, a panicked look flew across her face. He knew what she was trying to do. Come up with any excuse so she didn’t get spanked but he had given her an answer to every accusation she made and she was starting to realize he had given her several chances.

She wasn’t getting away with it.

“You didn’t give me any seconds to get to you.”

He stared at her, not believing what she just said. Was she in an alternate universe when he was counting?

“I gave you three very long seconds.”

It was more like five seconds with how slow he was counting. But either way, it didn’t matter because he had counted, told her she had three seconds to get to him before she got spanked.

“But–”

“No buts. I gave you time and I told you about it. I think you are feeling more comfortable and wanted to see if Daddy did anything,” he calmly said.

“No.”

“I think deep down you did. Good thing for you, Daddy follows through with what he says. Time for your spanking.”

“No!” she screamed.