Compilation Of Short Stories
The bond still hummed, a satisfied, low thrum now, tying their racing heartbeats together.
After a long while, he shifted, pulling out of her and rolling onto his side, but he kept one heavy arm draped across her waist, possessively. He looked down at the fresh, glistening tattoo on his chest, then back at her, his eyes still glowing with that faint, supernatural light.
“It’s done,” he said quietly, tracing the lines of the rune with his fingers. “You are mine. And I,” he added, his thumb stroking her jaw, “am eternally bound to you.”