The words hung in the air. None of them wanted to acknowledge what they were all thinking.
"We don't do mate bonds," Damon said, but his voice lacked conviction. "We agreed years ago....."
"I know what we agreed," Damian interrupted. "But what we agreed and what's actually happening are two different things."
"Are you saying you think she's our mate?" Silas asked carefully.
"I'm saying that what I feel when I'm with her.....what we all feel.....it's not normal. It's not just lust or attraction." Damian's jaw tightened. "It's need. Bone-deep, consuming need. I've been with hundreds of women over the years. I've never felt anything like this."
"Neither have I," Damon admitted. "This morning, when we left her to come down here, it physically hurt. Like my wolf was being separated from so
