“I already told you I’m not planning on it.” I roll my lips between my teeth and add, “Unless you decide you’re tired of it.”
He pulls me into him once more, his nose moving up my neck, his teeth grazing my pulse point. Gods, I want him to mark me. I really do, but I can’t ask that of him. Not yet. It’s too soon. I want to be sure.
I want to be sure he can love me exactly as I am.
“Gods, you smell so fucking good. I never want you to use that serum. I want you to throw it the fuck away.”
“Oh,” I moan as his teeth drag across my ear.
“But I won’t ask you to do that. You keep it, and together we’ll watch it sit unused and collecting dust.”
He steps away once more, and my heart flutters in my chest. At this rate, I’m going to develop an arrhythmia.
“You’re really okay if I hold on to it for a while?” I ask as we continue down the path.
He nods. “If you want. If it makes you feel better to have it just in case. I want you happy.”
Fuck, how is he so perfect?
Glenn clears his throat. “I want to ask you a question, but don’t want you to take this the wrong way.”
“O-kaaay? Are you breaking up with me?”
“Fuck no, just…had a question about the fae part of you.”
“All right. Go on.”
“Attie told Forest that the fae part of you would need to accept an alpha bond.”
My eyes flash to Glenn, and I flex my hands. “You gonna mark me?”
He lets out a small grunt. “You gonna let me?”
My next word is breathy and low. “Maybe.”
His eyes meet mine, and I see the red staining his cheeks, the way his chest labors with each breath.
“But yes, I would need to accept it. A fail-safe, it seems.”
His eyes flick to my neck, and I see the hungry look in his gaze.
“But no marking. Not yet. Because we’re here, the cave I told you about,” I say, gesturing to a bush on the side of the path.
“I don’t see any cave. Is this some kind of magic shit?”
“Ha, no. Come on.” I grab his hand and pull him forward. “It’s just camouflaged. But listen, when we get inside, you need to be quiet because there’s a watcher down here.”
“A watcher?”
“Yeah, it’s a sacred place, and there’s this hot spring that has healing properties…”
“No shit.”
“Yeah. Now shhh.”
I drag the bush slightly to the side, revealing a hole. Crouching down, I put my feet inside and look back at Glenn.
“Ready?”
