He lifted a hand to stroke the side of her face. Her hand fell from his to flop to the bed limply. "Maybe next time, I'll try to tap into the bond so I can feel what you feel."
Allison managed to open her eyes and look up at him. "You can do that?"
He nodded. "I haven't practiced like I should have since we had the mating ceremony. The bond hit me hard when you left and stayed away. I got really sick. But I also had visions of you. Looking back on it, I realized that part of my illness was me feeling yours. I knew you had the flu. I was going to go to you, but I knew you needed to rest and heal."
Calmed enough, she lifted her own hand to brush her fingers across his jaw. "How bad was it?"
Taking her hand, he kissed her fingers. "Nothing I didn't deserve."
Breathing deeply, she turned
