53 - Strangest Bonding

Maya

Javier hadn’t mated yet with me.

He had respected that I wasn’t ready and that captured my heart’s attention. Maybe he was a good person beneath the toxic vampire male he posed to be.

According to Delilah, this was so hard for a vampire as powerful and audacious as him. And I was a bit nervous… because what if he channeled it all to another thing?

“Why are we here?”

I asked, looking at the magnificent Great tree in front of us. I didn’t have a good memory of here. The last time we were here, I was accused of being a Mariner. I was a Mariner Princess. They didn’t know that, but I wouldn’t like being accused of what I know nothing about.

“There is something I never told you or anyone, baby.” Javier whispered, interlocking my hands with his.

“Oh what?”

Silence overrode the air for an instant and I narrowed my eyes at it. Suddenly, I saw flicker his eyes. The minute it surrounded his entire gaze, I wriggled my brows wondering what was happening.

“There is a reason for my dar