In the moments following the agreement I had made with the Gamas, I felt Ethan's gaze piercing through my soul. He had surely detected that I had been with Liam.
It was something imprinted in our emotions, in our minds, in our consciousness, in our bodies, and our souls. It was something that, like mates, could be detected almost immediately.
His gaze not only desired me but, more so, it was claiming me as his own.
Sooner rather than later. We had this night of rest before our appointment with Bruma, and our journey to the distant lands where she lived, lands that might take us several days to reach, and perhaps the opportunity to please him as well would not come until after that time.
It hurt me to know how eager he was for me, just as much as I was for him, and not do anything to
