[Bren was still trembling, physically and emotionally, after that. Essek had given him pleasure that no one else had ever come close to, had reached into his soul and laid claim. Bren had embraced that claim fully. It felt like coming home, like finding the place he was meant to be, where he belonged. He couldn't give this up now.
Essek's presence at his side had Bren turning into him out of natural reflex, slipping an arm over Essek's waist, wanting to hold him close, to feel him in his arms. Maybe he needed the reassurance that this was real, that Essek was not some perfect dream that would evaporate in the next moment.
He sighed softly to Essek's lips, soft relief at the words the other man spoke.]
I only want to be yours.
[Bren murmured, the words spoken without hesitation or doubt. This was right. The wolf in him knew it as much as the man, the still-buried memories of who he had been a lifetime ago. He could feel those lips, cool and soft against his neck, the vampire being so gentle even when up against the pulse of blood coursing through his veins.]
My mate... [Bren murmured, and for the first time in his life, the word tasted right on his tongue, perfect, honey-sweet and warm.]
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Essek's presence at his side had Bren turning into him out of natural reflex, slipping an arm over Essek's waist, wanting to hold him close, to feel him in his arms. Maybe he needed the reassurance that this was real, that Essek was not some perfect dream that would evaporate in the next moment.
He sighed softly to Essek's lips, soft relief at the words the other man spoke.]
I only want to be yours.
[Bren murmured, the words spoken without hesitation or doubt. This was right. The wolf in him knew it as much as the man, the still-buried memories of who he had been a lifetime ago. He could feel those lips, cool and soft against his neck, the vampire being so gentle even when up against the pulse of blood coursing through his veins.]
My mate... [Bren murmured, and for the first time in his life, the word tasted right on his tongue, perfect, honey-sweet and warm.]