•• Arabella’s POV •••My eyes widened slightly in shock.I didn't know Max would take his mom’s words to heart, but I guessed it was understandable since everyone would notice something was wrong with our mateship if we didn't mark each other.Looking into his eyes, I swore I saw a hint of request f
Was he really against witches?Did something happen between him and a witch?“You are overthinking it,” Iris chuckled.“Overthinking? You mean he’s not angry with me, or he doesn't have something against witches?” I asked her.“He doesn't have anything against witches,” she said, then laughed before
•• Arabella’s POV •••“Ari!” Rosa squealed as she opened the door and saw me. “What a long time!”I laughed when I saw how excited she was to see me, and we hugged at the door.It indeed had been a long time since we last saw each other.We used to play together when we were kids, but Rosa moved awa
“Rosa, I need to have a fake mark on my neck,” I told Rosa our purpose for coming here. “Is there a spell for it, and can you do it?”“You want to fake a mark?” she asked in surprise and looked at both Max and me curiously.“It’s a long story,” I told her.“Summarize it,” she said lazily and wasn't
•• Arabella’s POV •••I felt my cheeks heat up as I was embarrassed when I heard Rosa’s words.Why would we need to have sex?“The purpose of a marking is to signal the mutual possession of mates, which is based on matebond,” Rosa explained as if she could read my mind. “So, to fake a mark, there ne
He nibbled on my bottom lips before his tongue swept across it and demanded entry to my mouth.I parted my lips and moaned when our tongues met and tangled with each other slowly.It was different than our previous kiss.This time, it was gentle yet still passionate.Slow…Like we wanted to explore
•• Arabella’s POV •••I opened my eyes, looked around, and found myself still in that hidden room, naked on the bed with a blanket covering me.The glow on the moonstones had faded, and the room had plunged into darkness.I guessed Max must have woken up and let me rest instead of waking me up toget
“Particularly slow? Does it mean…”“Yeah… I guess even if our mate is in front of us, we wouldn't be able to detect it right away,” he said calmly, as if it didn't really matter if he wasn't able to sense his mate.My heart went out to him when I saw his calm expression.“Poor Max and Cyrus…”Even I