Nuru's POV
It had been two weeks of my heat, and I woke up feeling sore, satiated, and exhausted. I had some missing hours where I couldn’t account for what had happened. Damien slept soundly beside me, but I had a nagging feeling at the back of my mind. Something begging to be remembered.
The room stank of both of us. The sheets were sticky, and I wanted to have a bath, feeling very uncomfortable. Beside me, I felt as Damien stirred and pulled me closer to him. He hadn’t noticed my heat was over. Muscle memory had me baring my neck as he kissed and suckled where my mating mark should have been. The skin around it felt tender and, for a moment, I thought he had marked me. I became horrified because if he had marked me, I would be in so much trouble.
I tried to sit up and was surprised b
