His mark? Oh right, we still had to talk about that.
I took a step back from him.
"What does this mark mean to you?"
Joshua sighed and ran his hands through his hair. He was frustrated. Because of me. But it wasn't my fault that I didn't know enough about such things.
"I guess it means as much to us as a wedding does to humans. Except that the relationship between fated mates lasts a lifetime. For us, it means the sealing of the bond between mates. The acceptance of the other and thus the love that is and still grows."
My mouth fell open.
"And do only women wear a mark?"
"No. Men usually do too, although it's not necessary to complete the bond."
Oh. So was it about submitting the woman? Or was it a territorial thing to show ownership of the woman? I wouldn't be able to answer an
