24. Claiming Her

Damian

I saw the downward slant of her shoulders and the hurtful expression in her eyes and immediately amended my previous statement. “What I meant is, I don’t think your next wave would be any less painful.” I averted my eyes. I have rarely cared for my partner before, rarely tried to actively not hurt them but here I am now, trying to amend my ways. Myra blinked at me as if she was confused and she might be considering the fact that there was no one to educate her about the way bonds worked. My gaze fell on the exposed neck and yet again, I felt my fangs aching yet again. The bruises I left had faded, barely visible and I felt the need to mark the skin up once again. 

“You mean...if we get bonded, you will not regret it?” I wrenched my gaze away from her skin to look at her face. She looked hesitant, uncertain, which made me want to protect he