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Then I ruined our first day as mates.

Now I refuse to waste another second.

I release her wrists, my palms instantly wandering her curves to pull her even closer to me. Her thighs part over mine as I guide her into my lap, her body fitting perfectly against my own. Like she belongs there.

Because she does.

Because she’s mine.

The words hum through my mind as I whisper them against her tongue.Mine. You’re mine. And I’m yours.

She wants to undo the rejection.

I want to undo it, too.

But I’ll never force her.

Which is why I’ll give her control for our first time together and let her take the lead. It’s a gift I’ve never given to anyone in my very long existence. Dominance runs in my blood, my need to be in charge an instinct I’ve never ignored.

But for her, I’ll bow.

For her, I’ll concede.

Because Fallon Doyle is the House of Gold and Garnet’s future queen.

CHAPTERTWENTY-SIX

FALLON

It’s real.All of this is real.

Nox and Bane.

Kaspian.

Nolan, too.

I’m so caught up in the euphoria of the realization that all I can think about is healing the bond between me and Kaspian.

He’s the reason I know this is real.

I was feeling so lost and dejected, ready to submit to my fate once more, only for him to pull me out of the darkness and back into the light.

All by demanding that I reject him.

And then he wouldn’t reciprocate, saying I didn’t deserve his rejection.

“But I have very much earned yours.”

His words play through my thoughts, his resignation piercing my soul. I have to fix it. I have to fixus. It’s an intrinsic need I don’t fully understand, but I’m done thinking. I’m done living in my mind and second-guessing everything in my life.

This is real, I marvel again.This is well and truly happening.

Kaspian’s tongue dances with mine, the pace slow and seductive. It’s so thorough and quietly provocative, making my thighs clench around his.

He’s fully clothed in one of his suits, minus the jacket and tie. His shirtsleeves are rolled to the elbows, and the top button of his dress shirt is undone.

It’s casual for Kaspian.

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