Aken stayed completely still as he controlled his breathing. He allowed her to touch his face that brought a sweet fire over his skin. Her touch was his. And it was the first time he had been able to experience being touched in his Kraken form. He expected to see the disgust in her eyes or even fear. But there was neither. In fact… she looked at him lovingly as if she was proud of him. He couldn’t quite explain the way this made him feel. But it wasn’t just Alexis. Even the others looked at him without fear in their eyes. Micah and Jasper were even ‘Kraken’ jokes. They were lame but it was also nice. They weren’t looking at him in disgust. Alexis also is ready for him to mark her. He knew she was never against it, but he wasn’t sure how much time she would need after everything. He was

