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……..

do y-you.” I groan in frustration, thinking back to the day he

was a beautiful speech and I loved hearing him tell me I meant more to him than I had

had already

and jumped into a marriage with a wolf after a couple

heart crumbles, Zane making me believe that perhaps a wolf can love a simple human, but I am

he murmurs, cupping my cheeks and pulling me in

little waves of pleasure, my body molding against

you,” he whispers, his lips

said it, but my breath still hitches in my throat

however, cannot bring myself to repeat those words to him because it would make them real and I would be unable to deny him

repeats, his thumbs wiping

whimper, Zane shaking his

y-you?” he asks, the pain evident in his warm

it doe- it doesn’t fe-feel that way.” I don’t know how to respond and my silence seems to make him

y-ou still love h-him?” He asks, his eyes unable

not…Do y-you

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