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And then I was swept away into the dark, unable to do anything more than cling to him.
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I floated backto awareness slowly, a pleasant ache suffusing my body. Blinking against the dim lighting, memories of the passionate hours with Tazhr flowed back. Our joining, the rapture of the claiming bite...
Was it real, or only a feverish dream? I shifted slightly, wincing at the lingering soreness between my legs. No, we definitely made love with quite vigorous enthusiasm.
But what of the bond? Did I imagine the mystical merger of our essence in the throes of passion?
A rumbling chuckle answered my unspoken question. “Welcome back, my mate.”
I rolled toward that beloved voice to find Tazhr watching me, eyes tender. Tracing my cheek, he smiled. “How do you feel?”
I considered, taking stock. “Different...” I murmured. Was my hearing sharper? I could make out the hum of generators many levels away. And the room seemed brighter, details more vivid to my eyes.
Sitting up, I glanced down and gasped. Lacing across my side were swirling patterns of metallic gold, mirroring Tazhr’s own glowing markings. I trailed a wondering finger over the shimmering tracery, feeling it tingle at my touch.
“It’s real then? I sense you, here.” I pressed a hand over my heart. Through our link, his emotions resonated within me—joy, desire, protectiveness.
Tazhr clasped my marked hand, interlacing our fingers. “We are one now. My strength is yours.” He drew me against his chest and I sighed, feeling complete.
I was changed, inside and out. But I never felt more like myself. We belonged together, two parts reunited. I sent my own love and contentment through our bond, seeing his eyes light up as he received it.
Whatever came next, we would face it side by side, our shared power unbreakable. No secrets or fears could come between us any longer. For the first time since arriving on Thodos Station, I was truly home.
TAZHR
Irolled over and shut off my percomm. I didn’t know who had the audacity to call me that early in the morning, but I wasn’t having it. Emma and I were still exhausted from moving all our things into one place and redecorating.
Who knew getting the apartment set up just the way she wanted it could take a month?
Leaning over to brush the hair back from her cheek, I couldn’t help but smile. If she wanted to do it all over again, I’d be willing.
It was worth it to see her excited steps through the market, the way she bounced on the balls of her feet when we set up a shelf just for her books.
The one we didn’t bring?
The history of Deathgate.
It was part of our story, part of what brought us together.
But that was the past. We had a long, bright future to look forward to now.
With Conii’s dealings broadcast everywhere, Alkard had time to dig into her old records, getting the proof we needed to clear Havek to the Grand Judge of Thodos III.
Havek was acquitted of all his crimes and returned to the station with a new mate, Payton.
And just like that, our family was even larger.
I gazed over the gold lining on her face. I didn’t think anything could have made her more beautiful, but seeing my tracery on her only made her more astonishing. It was like the color was made for her skin, eyes, hair, all of her. It just fit, like everything else about us.
Her eyes slowly opened, the smile on her lips making my chest skip a beat.
“You’re gorgeous,” I whispered before kissing her.
She giggled beneath my kiss, but her laugh was interrupted by my percomm going off again. I groaned and rolled over, checking the name that time.
Havek.
