Page 287 of Of Sins and Sacrifice

“I am holding you accountable,” I tell him as I close the notebook and materialize it away.

“You’re so thorough, tiny darling. You should add some interest, too.”

“Interest?” I frown. “What do you mean?”

“Every day I’m late for paying my debt, you add more to it.”

“More?”

He nods with a smile.

“Good idea. More is always good.”

“I’ve turned you into a pleasure fiend!” he exclaims in feigned outrage, his lips curled up in satisfaction.

“I’m glad you recognize your part in this because you must take responsibility.”

Another bout of laughter.

“I said I’d marry you, didn’t I?”

“Yes, you did. But since that is not a ceremony officiated by a high priestess who solidifies the union between two people, how will this marriage you speak of be official?”

“Simple. My father will officiate it. He can make it very official.”

“What does that mean?”

“He can make it so that it’s not contested in any world, or in any life. We’d be bound, forever.”

“Impossible.”

“I can assure you, he knows his stuff.” He winks at me.

“No, it is impossible to be bound forever. For that, we’d have to be true mates and we, though it pains me to admit, are not.”

He glances at me, his hands tightening on the steering wheel.

“And how would you know if we were?”

“According to rumors I’ve heard, true mates get initially bound together after they exchange blood. Their union is then cemented after they consummate the bond. We’ve shared blood before, and nothing happened.”

“So you’re saying we are not fated to be?” He raises a brow, his voice tense.

I shrug. “I don’t care whether we are or not. I chose you, didn’t I?”

Would it have been ideal if we were fated? Yes. But I would be satisfied with living a full loving life alongside him

“Maybe. But what if your true mate came along at some point?”

“Nothing would happen since I’m not about to share blood with anyone else. Ever,” I answer truthfully.

“But it must go beyond blood sharing. You must have an affinity with that person from the moment you meet.”

“No, that will not happen.”

“How can you be so sure?”

“Because I cut my thread of fate, all right? That means I don’t have any mate in this universe. Not now, not ever.”

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