I leaned down and kissed her again.

When we broke apart, I looked into her eyes and said, “I want to mate with you too. You’re mine, Grace. Always and forever.”

She nodded, and my heart soared.

I kissed her cheeks, her brows, her eyes. I showered her neck in kisses as well, all the way down to her breasts. I took one of her nipples in my mouth and sucked at it. My hand went to her other breast, and I squeezed and played with it.

Grace moaned and writhed underneath me.

When I felt like she’d had enough of the sweet torture, I moved lower and trailed kisses down her stomach all the way to her pussy. I sucked at her folds, wet with come.

I put a finger inside her, then another, stretching her. I pushed in and out while I sucked on her clit.

“Silas,” she called out.

“Yes, I’m with you,” I said.

I continued to finger her until Grace came, screaming my name.

I rose to my knees, positioning myself at her entrance.

“Are you sure this is fine for you too?” she said in a breathless voice.

“Don’t worry about me,” I said. I lowered my voice. “Worry about yourself.”

Her eyes widened. “What-” she started, but her words broke into a moan when I thrust into her, filling her suddenly.

I pulled out then pushed in again, finding a rhythm that was closer to fucking than making love. I wanted to possess her, to make sure she knew she was mine. So I pumped into her hard and fast.

Grace came again, but I kept thrusting through her orgasm, prolonging and heightening it.

“No more,” she begged.

My response was to smile. “You will take all that I give you.”

The thread appeared between our hearts again. I leaned down to Grace’s neck.

“When you see the red thread, pull it towards you,” I instructed her.

She didn’t reply.

“Did you hear me?” I asked her.

“Y-Yes,” she confirmed in a breathless voice.

“Good.”

I didn’t give her any more time to think. I bit her neck; her blood flooded my mouth once more. Grace came again, the folds of her pussy squeezing my cock. My own orgasm shuddered through me. While I was riding the high, I grabbed onto the bond, pulling it towards me.

I felt a responding tug on the other side. With a snap, the mating bond came into existence between us.

I felt a wave of satisfaction from Grace. She was fulfilled and sated. I sent her my own feelings of love and happiness.

“I love you too,” I heard her voice inside my head.

“You’re figuring it out quickly,” I chuckled.

“Oh, you heard that,” she yelped in surprise.