After receiving the surprise mindlink from Jared, It finally began to sink in that they had marked each other. For Serenity, it was just a means to an end. Slowly but surely, her strength was recovering, and that is what she wanted.
She's glad she made the choice of marking because if she had dragged it on, who knows how this night would have gone for Jared. Realizing her train of thought, Serenity chalked it up to the mate bond. Trying to make an excuse for herself.
Serenity tried to ignore the feelings bottling up inside of her, and luckily, she had Serena to fuss over. Soon, the thoughts of Jared were flung to the back of her mind as she finally coaxed Serena to lie in bed.
Serenity made sure Serena lay under the cover while she half lied, half sat on top of the covers. She mindlessl
