(Lucas)
Although I knew she already accepted me, chose me. Hearing those words was the last piece of validation that I didn’t know I needed.
She was right, as s.hit as my past was with Brandi and hers with Rodney, it meant nothing compared to what we had now.
It shaped us and changed us, yes, but it was dwarfed by what was here and now.
What was real. Us.
I felt the bond tug at me, this felt so bare and raw.
“I want you to mark me,” She breathed on my lips.
I almost took a step back in shock but was someone able to hold myself there as her words sank in.
I pulled back just an inch studying her. Her eyes were bright and clear.
“Do you know what you’re asking?” I had to make sure she didn’t want this just because she was feeling emotional at the moment. The last thing I would wan
