The sensation of cool, silk sheets against my damp skin was a stark contrast to the warmth of the bath. When Nisi carefully lowered me onto the bed, a strange, heavy sense of calm still held me in place, anchoring me to the mattress even as my heart pounded wildly in my chest. They moved with a synchronized grace that was almost hypnotic, their presence filling the space with a quiet, unspoken promise.
“Here is where we wanted you since we got sight of you, Rahab,” Rapha whispered with an edge of amusement as he stretched out over me.
He propped himself up on an elbow, his large frame casting a long shadow over me. “You are made for us. Do you believe in a mate bond? Irreversible, unbreakable and all consuming. That is how we feel about you.”
“Completely,” I admitted, breathless and un
