The humidity of Canku had nothing on the heat encompassing Bae as she curled around Armel. She was too hot but completely unwilling to move. The heat pouring in from magic knew where combined with the heat coming off his skin was almost suffocating but instead of pulling away, Bae burrowed deeper into his side.
It was finally the day of the Claiming Ceremony. Within a number of hours, he would finally be completely hers. Then they would spend one more week in Canku before returning to Shiro. They would have one week to enjoy each other fully before she would have to begin the whole suitor dance again, this time in Laoshi. Bae couldn't help but wonder how Armel would take to watching another set of suitors trying to win her over. He'd done surprisingly well with the Cankurian suitors but r
