I admired the new mark on my shoulder as we drove home. It was simple; half-crescent moons lined up where Seb's canines bit down, Seb wore a matching mark on his neck as well. Like two little tattoos but the meaning behind them made my heart full. It was a weird feeling - like you were instantly a part of someone else. Two halves of one whole. Completing the mate bond meant that we could sense what the other was feeling: if I was anxious Seb would feel it and vice versa. The desire to mate was still there but not as strong and desperate as it was before. The tingles that we felt when we touched were just as powerful and the butterflies still went wild in my stomach when he gave me one of those face splitting smiles. I could tell Seb was ecstatic, not just through our bond but the heart-fel
