Revelations II

Elina shuddered at Damonq’s statement. "I am prepared to confess to Tensel. I don't want anyone else to suffer because of me. Thank you for standing up for me and for the fact that you are so willing to continue, to say to others that you're my lifemate. I appreciate that more than I can say but--"

"So you have no objection if I attempt to bind you to me with the ritual words. My soul to yours, understanding it cannot possibly work if we are not true lifemates. With the full understanding that if it did work, you would be bound to me for all eternity."

She patted the couch again. "If you lie down right here and rest, then you can say the words to me and see for yourself that they won't work."

"Your hair is black. A true black. None of my kind can see a true black once he is beyond his two hundredth year. In my case, it was even before that. He only sees color if he is in the presence of his lifemate and hears her voice."

She was very self-conscious of her tangled hair, and he seemed a