I groaned as I stretched my limbs out the next morning. I was pleasantly sore, but I also woke up with a clear mind for the first time in a long time. I smiled as I remembered the events of last night. Cassius’s skin on mine, his lips kissing every part of me. It was more than I ever imagined my first time being. And what made it even more special was that it was with Cassius. The first of my bonded that I grew close to. The one my reaper and myself felt so protective of. The one I had fallen in love with. And I did, I loved him. I loved him so deeply I could feel him in my soul.
“We are now one.” Lilith said dreamily, her tone light and wispy.
“What do you mean?”
“We completed the bond. We are now a part of each other. Our souls merged as one. It makes us stronger, makes him stronger.
