Chapter 50: A Deal

***Talia***

“Wh-what if…I mark y-you?” Zane asks timidly, his voice low and soft.

My heart feels as though it might pound out of my chest as a silence falls between us.

He wants me to bear his mark? Now? I stare at him, wondering why he would bring up marking now of all times? Zane seems to understand my confusion and smiles sheepishly at me.

“T-this is w-war, Ta-Talia,” he says quietly, a warm tingle traveling down my spine when he says my name.

“A-and if some-something happens t-to me-me…then I-I want to go out kn-knowing my ma-mate wore my mark p-proudly…”

“Zane…” I sigh tiredly, pinching the bridge of my nose and closing my eyes as I think of an answer.

“You know how I feel about marking.”

“I-l do,” he replies……..

frustration, thinking back to

him tell me I meant more to him than I

I had already made this

had fallen for pretty words and jumped into a marriage with a wolf after a couple of

making me believe that perhaps a wolf can love a simple human, but I am afraid and I do not know how to stop

he murmurs, cupping my cheeks and pulling me in for

my face like little waves of pleasure, my body molding against

whispers, his lips grazing mine

time he has said it, but my breath still hitches in

bring myself to repeat those words to him because it would make them real and I would be

h-him,” he repeats, his thumbs wiping the tears

know that,” I whimper, Zane shaking his head

y-you?” he asks, the pain evident

way.” I don’t know how to respond and my silence seems

He asks, his

I…am I-I not…Do y-you still think

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