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He’s been able to hear my thoughts this whole time. And he finds this humorous?
“Not the whole time. And it is kind of humorous. No one has ever discovered my mind abilities since I was deemed Worthy, not even those closest to me until I told them. Yet only minutes with you and you had it figured out. At least my mate is observant,” he said with a proud smirk and a shrug.
I glared at him, realizing he was still able to hear me.
“What do you mean ‘not the whole time’?”
“I only enter someone’s mind when I intend to. But the bond makes me lose control, though I have been able to prevent it the majority of the time. I can feel certain emotions though. I think that’s all the bond’s doing because I’ve never done that with anyone else.”
“You can feel my emotions too?” My mouth fell open in shock.
I hadn’t heard about this, though it was possible that it was entirely unique to us. Some of the mating records indicated that their connections varied. I leaned against the tree trunk next to us and slid down into a sitting position. My arms were resting on my bent knees. It was a lot to take in.
Ryker squatted in front of me, leaning on the back of his heels with his head tilted down so that we were eye level. A slight look of concern was etched into hisface.
“Yes,” he said softly. “I started to feel you after your Trial, when you returned from Hylithria. It hit me so hard that it nearly brought me to my knees. You were so conflicted…it angered me, whatever it was that caused you such turmoil. I didn’t even know who you were but I was ready to tear down the world for you.”
I stared into those pools of silver as I became lost in his words.
“I still don’t understand, why didn’t you approach me sooner?”
He stiffened. “The male you’ve been traveling with. You’ve been with him since you left Morah and you share a tent with him. And a horse,” he grumbled.
I rolled my eyes. “Mybrotherinsists on sleeping near me whilst traveling so that we can work together quicker in the event of an attack. He’s an overbearing ass, but no threat to you.” I eyed him for a moment. “And to put your worried bond at ease, there is no other male in my life that you’d have to challenge.”
He breathed a sigh of relief. We stared at each other for several moments before he spoke again.
“Let me see you.” He gestured to my face.
I had forgotten that I was still masked. I nodded and pulled the black fabric down, revealing my face. His eyes roamed over it, filled with heat.
My heart was hammering against the walls of my chest, and with that look in his eyes like he wanted to devour me, my core began to heat with desire. My breathing grew faster, and I tried to fight the feeling. Which he could feel. The overwhelming want died down as another question entered my mind.
“How is it that you can feel me but I can’t feel you?”
“It’s stronger for males. As the bond grows, you’ll be able to feel me just as much as I feel you. Until the mating is sealed, our bond craves connection.” His lips twitched up.
The tension in his body made sense then. He was struggling to hold back. The fear that he would snap started to creep back into me. I sat up straighter and my hand fell to the dagger sheathed at my thigh. He noticed the movement and his eyes reflected an emotion that I hadn’t seen yet—hurt.
“I wouldneverharm you, Kya. I promise to never lay a hand on you that you don’t want.”
But I did want. I only feared the violence that was known to come with mated males. But he was in control.
I leaned in slightly, I couldn’t help myself. The pull of the bond was tempting me to reach out, just to touch him, to feel his skin against mine. I was apprehensive of what would happen if I did, but Ihadto.
I reached my hand out and brushed my fingers across his cheek. I ripped my hand away as shock tore through my body, like lightning tingling over my skin. For only a moment, I couldn’t breathe. Ryker jumped up and stumbled back, almost falling, as I stood.
“Fuck,” he breathed. I could sense how he wanted me in that moment, and it was euphoric to my senses.
“Sorry,” I muttered.
At that slight touch, the instinctual urge to have him claim me right then and there, to make me his and make him mine, was almost too great to resist.
“It’s alright. But I definitely didn’t expect that,” he said through gritted teeth. He grunted, forcing himself to take a step back away from me. I eyed the increased distance between us.
“Ryker.” My voice was quiet.
His eyes snapped up to mine.
