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“Okay.” Fadon sighed. “Whatever. She told me and Demos that night.”
“He knew then as well?” Her hair whipped him in the face as she turned her head forward once more. “I’m so tired of being the last to know about something.” In a huff, she took her hand away from his, but he grabbed it right back, lifting it to his face to kiss the back of it.
“Prophecies were the last thing on my mind when I found you on that ship, Sierra, when we were on that island, and even when we were in Ordelpho. And, honestly, don’t deny you had other things on your mind as well.”
She tried to pull her hand back, but he held it tightly and wrapped his arms around her, holding her still.
“What I want to know,” he whispered in her ear, “is if you’ve changed your mind about us.” Her struggle was turning him on for some reason. He’d always loved her fight. He could feel the tremor of desire that ran through her body like lightning about to unleash.
He absently glanced around and pulled the reins with one hand. When he dismounted and lifted her off the horse, she whelped.
“What are you doing?”
Fadon didn’t answer. He threw her over his shoulder. Her little fists beat at his back, and he grinned. When he finally set her on her feet, he pushed her up against a tree and caged her in with his arms.
“I need your answer. I’m done waiting, Sierra.”
Her eyes were filled with heat, the venomous kind. “Had you been patient I would have told you that I accepted you a long time ago!” She smacked his chest, and the smile that broke over his face actually made his jaw ache.
“You accept me as your mate?”
“I do. But no more secrets, Fadon. And you’ll have to accept the fact that I have two other mates, one of whom I am married to.”
“I also made vows to you,” he growled. “Which you have broken. You swore to give yourself to House Trajan. Remember?” He regretted it as soon as the words were out. Ongar, she had just agreed to claim him, and he wanted more, when that alone was plenty?
But her eyes softened, and the tension in her shoulders slipped away. “Had you been the intended groom for me, Fadon… Well, it is what it is. I love you, and I was a fool to not tell you that sooner. I broke no vow, and you know that. But Fadon… how is this going to work? I’m married to Lucius now. Both of you are at each other’s throats more often than not. And what about the future? Will you resign as Captain?”
It was like cold water had descended from the sky to splash down onto his head. Because the news of their marriage was still so recent, Fadon hadn’t even considered what a future with Sierra Dega would look like, only that he hated Lucius and he loved Sierra.
So he answered honestly. “I don’t know. But I do know that I want you in my life. I will be your mate, Sierra. Even if it means sharing a bond with the other two.”
“I think it would be a good idea to talk with Lucius before we decide anything.”
“I don’t think that’s fair.”
“Why not?”
“Did you get to talk to him before he claimed you? Or were you taken advantage of because of your heat? Did you consider what the ramifications would be, take into account what it could mean for you and me?”
“And that’s not fair, Fadon.”
“Why not? Sounds more than fair to me.” He knew he was being an ass, but if she wanted honesty, then that’s what she would get. “You were mine first. And as soon as I leave, he takes you?”
She pushed at him, but as before, he didn’t budge. “Why are you wanting to fight with me, Fadon?”
In answer, he kissed her roughly before resting his forehead on hers. “Because once you are committed to us, you’ll have to come to terms with who I am, Sierra. I’m not like Demos, meek and self-sacrificing. I’m a warrior through and through. Do I want to share you with them? Fuck no. Knowing that Lucius had you first, that he got his claws in you, manipulated you—”
“That’s enough, Fadon! I can understand your wanting to enforce a marriage between me and you. Yes, I heard Demos at that meeting, reading that agreement, whatever it was. You were going to force my hand. I can forgive that. But you don’t get to put your own words to my relationship with Lucius when you have no idea what happened, no idea how I feel.”
“I don’t need to know. I know him. He’s not what you—”
“Take me back to the others.” She turned her head away, her voice like ice, and he knew he’d gone too far.
Fuck. His passion for her had never been in degrees, only on or off. And as usual when it came to their relationship, he was always having to apologize.
“I’m sorry.” He tried to touch her, but she pushed his hand away.
“No, you’re not.”
