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After a couple ofher away, reluctantly she relented Neither of them spoke for several seconds Jacque kept her eyes closed as her breathing slowed When she opened her eyes to look at Fane she saw the blood running down his neck Just as he had done, she wet one of the towels and gently wiped the blood away Fane sat there quietly, watching every move she made Finally Jacque couldn’t handle the silence any?" she asked him

"You don’t have to ask, Luna, you could just look"

"I know, but I want you to tell hts withyour privacy," Jacque explained

"I aht to invade my et" He grinned at her and grabbed her hand to pull her on to the bed next to hiainst the headboard of the bed

When he reached to pull Jacque up against him she started to resist "I want to be able to look at you while we talk"

"In a rowing stronger now that we have shared our blood My blood is in you now and you will always carry my scent Letall over you"

Jacque rolled her eyes but acquiesced to his wishes "Yourbarbarians"

"I never claimed otherwise, my love," Fane teased her

He pulled her close and she rested her head on his chest, her legs tucked up against his side Jacque felt a ruht about her telling hilanced up at Fan, "Your wolf is doing thatnow You will feel him and hear him more easily now He is very smitten with you, you know?" Fane told her Jacque laid her head back on his chest and enjoyed Fane’s hand rubbing up and down her ar, re about how in awe I am of you, of your ability to take all that has happened since we met and still smile, tease, take me as your husband andfor your life" Fane paused for a moment and Jacque just waited patiently to see if he would saythat I athe sa about you" She felt Fane kiss the top of her head and she snuggled closer

Jacque held out her left hand and studied the writing on the band She reraved on it and she felt war I have ever received, Fane" Jacque’s voice was filled with awe at the beautiful gift he had given her She remembered then that he had told his father that the second offering was soive her in private "So where is , oh wolf of htiest voice she could muster as she sat up and turned to look at hian

Jacque interrupted him quickly "Don’t you even try to act like you don’t have so playfully