Page 75 of His Curse

Rolling to my back, I take my mate with me, wiggle us around on my too-small bed until I'm satisfied with the way Lark is sprawled on top of me, the way we're still connected in nearly every possible way.

Gods, this is just fucking incredible.

"Then I guess forever will have to suffice."

I frown down at her. "You had other plans, Birdie?"

Like a baby sloth, Lark lifts her head, rests her chin on my chest and meets my eyes. "No, but I thought you might."

“Bullshit. I told you my plan before we did this, and I meant every last word."

"I know.” She gives me the most gorgeous sleepy smile. "But you can't really blame me for still being a little skeptical."

I blow out a gruff sigh and scowl as I battle a little self loathing over her words. "I don't, I couldn't. I'm just grateful for the chance to prove it to you."

"My scars really don't bother you?"

Blinking at her in surprise, I try to find the words, because what in the actual hell? Do I still have eyebrows? Are they gone? Did they shoot right off my face after she asked me that question right now? "Birdie, Lark, why would they bother me?" One perfect dark brow arches and I smirk. "Ok, that was stupid."

She gives me a subtle nod and a whole lot ofdon’t be stupid, Colton.

I roll my eyes. "You want me to be totally honest?"

"Please."

"Fine.” I blow out a tired breath. "They bother me, but not for the reason you're thinking.” Man, I had to rush that last part out because I didn't even finish my sentence before I felt her hurt and anger. "They don't bother me because for one, I'm not that big of an asshole. Two, you are the most gorgeous female that has ever lived, with or without them, and three, you look like a sexy as fuck badass who will single handedly immobilize armies with one point of your slender little fingers.” I emphasize my words by lifting said fingers to my mouth and nipping at them until my mate smiles. "But I'd be lying if I said they didn't bother me at all because despite how beautiful you are, when I look at those scars, all I can think about is how I'm the one who put them there. How I'm the one who hurt you, almost killed you, and I will never be able to forgive myself for that."

Lark's eyes soften as she touches her fingers to my lips, smoothing them over the lower one. "It wasn't you,Mahasani."

"I know.” Another sigh as I press a gentle kiss to her fingertips. "And maybe one day I'll believe that, but theother, he's been a part of me for so goddamn long, sometimes I don't know where he ends and I begin."

"Then that, my Alpha, is somethingIwill just have to prove toyou."

I roll my eyes with a snort. "Alpha. Yeah ok."

"You're an Alpha,theAlpha.” Lark grins. "MyAlpha."

"By birth alone."

Now she rolls her stunning eyes. "I'm not going to argue with you over this. You aremyAlpha,so suck it up and deal with it. Besides, you can't deny it anymore, Colton. There's proof now."

I frown, because what the hell is she talking about?

"Your eyes,Mahasani.” Her delicate fingers slide over my lips to my cheek then trace under the left one. "You have the eyes ofmyAlpha now, honey, so there is no getting around shit."

Now, I know that when we mate our fated one, shit can change.

Our marks are permanent on each other, but we're the only ones that can see them.

I leave a very distinct scent of possession, a claim on my territory, something other males will notice and know immediately that it means Birdie is mine and not to be fucked with.

I also know that sometimes it can have a more noticeable physical change on both parties, usually in a semi-subtle way, like how a female can have a sort of glow about her, or how a male may finally hit his maximum size if he hadn't already.

In the most rare of cases, when a fated pair consists of an Alpha and a Luna, status given by birth and not just being born to the current Alpha, something else can happen to the male.

Sometimes an Alpha that mates a true Luna can exhibit great power, not just your standard wolf power, but the ability to do our normal things with great ease as well as some other shit I don't know about. One thing I do remember isthatkind of Alpha is supposed to be a big fuck, the strongest of wolves, the most fierce and lethal with prophetic tendencies and they’ll have the ability to unify and rule over all packs—kind of like Kai and how he's not just the king of his clan but all dragon shifters—as well as possess the knowledge and wisdom of all Alphas before him and the ones to come after.

Something that definitely doesnotapply to me.

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