(Cameron)
She wanted me to mark her? To claim her in a way that could not be broken? She that wanted with me?
Axel danced in my head, and I took her hand, nodding at her, my throat so constricted by the thought I could not form words.
I led her deeper into the woods, knowing that something like this was not for our bed in the packhouse.
The air between us was charged. I felt the bond like a current running back and forth.
Demanding.
“I’m feeling very… warm,” Nisha admitted.
“I think I can help you with that.”
I changed our course, and I linked my warriors to update their patrols so no one would stumble on us. I led her to a spot further than intended.
Each step heightened my need for her, it felt like it was alive, something solid, unyielding.
The soft babbling of water deepe
