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I swallowed tightly as I raised my eyes to Alessandro's face. He looked so determined, but there was a hint of desperation in his golden eyes that I was pretty sure he was trying to hide from me.
I stroked my hand over Alessandro's chest, inhaling slowly at the warm skin. "Okay, so where do you want me to bite you?"
Alessandro grinned. "That must be your decision."
I gazed over Alessandro until it settled on the spot directly over the man's heart. I stroked my fingers over the tanned skin there. This was the spot. I could feel it resonating inside of me. This was where I needed to leave my mark.
I smiled as I scooted closer and then propped myself up and leaned over him. I stuck out my tongue and licked at the skin I wanted to mark, the spot that called to me.
My eyes flickered to Alessandro's right before I sank my fangs into him. Alessandro hissed, but joy blossomed in his eyes, eyes that never broke contact with me as I claimed the prince of gryphons as my own.
Chapter Thirteen
~ Alessandro ~
I smiled when the world came back to me in the early morning hours, and I realized that the warm body pressed against mine was my mate. René had claimed me just as I had claimed him. Our bond had been forged for all of eternity and I never had to give him up.
That knowledge brought tears to my eyes, so I buried my face in the hair at the nape of René's neck, hiding my weakness. No one had ever affected me like René did.
That was good, and that was bad.
I would give the world for him, but I would also fight the world for him. I seriously doubted the man knew he had that much power over me. If anything ever happened to René, no one would be safe.
When René started to stir, I quickly wiped my eyes and plastered a smile on my face. He had one on his face too when he turned to look at me, but it quickly faded away.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing," I replied instantly. "Why do you ask?"
"Because you have that fake plastic smile on your face."
I snorted out a laugh. "You caught me."
"So, what's wrong then?"
"Nothing really. I was just thinking that now that we have claimed each other, there isn't much in this world I wouldn't give to you, make sure you had, or kill for you."
"Oh." René's eyes widened. "Well, let's hope it doesn't come down to the killing thing. That could get messy quick."
"It could."
"Did we get a mind link?"
My smile grew into a real one when I heard René's voice in my head."We did, gattino,"I replied just as silently.
And the tears were back.
"Sorry," I whispered. "I have no idea what you must be thinking of me."
I hadn't cried since I was a small child.
René reached up and wiped them away with his fingertips. "That's one of the things about mates, Alessandro. They never hold anything between them. They just accept each other as they are."
I knew what René was saying, and I was grateful for his words. I knew I could trust him. He was my mate after all.
"How about some breakfast?"
"Shower first." René wrinkled his nose. "I have dried cum in some very interesting places."
