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The following evening, Marissa smiled as she looked up from her desk Butch filled her office&039;s doorway, his body so very big

God, even though his neck was still healing fro Powerful Herthat chipped front tooth of his As well as his fangs

She smiled "You&039;re early"

"Couldn&039;t stay away a er" He came in and shut the door and as he subtly turned the lock into place, her body heated up

He walked around her desk and swiveled her chair to face hihs, he nestled in close, his bonding scent filling the air as he nuzzled her collarbone With a sigh, she wrapped her arms around his heavy shoulders and kissed the soft skin behind his ear

"How fare you, hellren?"

"Better noife"

While she held on to him, she shifted her eyes to her desk There, aurine The exquisitely carved piece was a ed with a double-bladed dagger in the palm of one hand, an owl on her opposite wrist

Beth had had them made One for Mary One for Bella One for Marissa And the queen had kept one for herself The dagger&039;s significance was obvious The white oas a link to the Scribe Virgin, a sy of their warrior , a unit, a powerful force in their world for good And so too were the feood in their world

Banded together, as tightly together as their warriors

Butch lifted his head and looked up at her in total adoration With theceremony completed, and her name in his back, she had dominion over his body by both law and instinct, a control he willingly surrendered to her, lovingly surrendered to her He was hers to colymera had always said, beautiful to be truly ht

"Marissa, I want to take you to meet someone, okay?"

"Of course Now?"

"No, toht Who¡ª"

He kissed her "You&039;ll see"

Looking deeply into his hazel eyes, she stroked back his thick, dark hair Then traced his eyebroith her thuertip down his buhtly on his chipped tooth

"Kind of battle-worn, aren&039;t I?" he said "But you knoith sohflier just like Rhage"

Marissa glanced back at the figurine and thought about her life And Butch&039;s

She shook her head slowly and leaned in to kiss hile thing"