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“Thank you, Severin.” He sucked in a breath, then decided to give them his number. Trust went both ways.

After he wrote his number on a piece of paper Genesis handed him, he stepped back, then flashed back to Savage’s mansion.

Thana hated admitting she missed anyone, let alone a male she’d known for less than a year. They’d formally bonded. What did that mean? If he decided not to return, she would be crushed. How the fuck could she live with herself if she let him own every facet of her life, if she couldn’t go a day without him?

“Ah, mo ghaol, you are most certainly mine, and I’m yours for the rest of our time. Do I need to remind you how mine you are?” Severin grabbed her by the hips. His strong hands bit into her flesh with burning intent.

“I...I’m not sure what to say to that. Did you find the Merișorul berries?” she asked.

His broad shoulders shrugged. The movement drew her eyes to his throat and the throbbing vein she wanted to bite.

“You are threatening my control, baby girl.”

“Control is nothing but an illusion, mo ghaol. I would’ve thought you’d learned that long ago.” She rose onto her toes and licked the vein where his blood flowed.

“It obviously escaped me,” he growled, bringing one hand to the back of her head and pressing her close to his throat. “The only ones we can truly control are ourselves and those who get too close, like you are right now. What do you think you’re doing, leanabh-nighean?”

“I would’ve thought you could figure that out by now. You smell delicious. I just want a little taste.” She swiped her tongue along the vein, once, twice, then let her teeth scrape the same path.

“Fucking do it, Thana. You always have my permission. Just knowing you want to taste me, to have my essence inside you, makes my inner beast roar.” Severin tilted his head, giving her better access.

She didn’t need him to tell her twice. Her teeth sank into him, savoring his delicious lifesblood and feeling him strengthen every fiber of her being.

When she’d drunk enough for a full exchange, she tipped her head to the side, waiting for him to bite her. Severin ran his tongue along the column of her throat in a seductive dance. His teeth sank deep, deeper than hers, but there was no pain. She felt his vulnerability as they bonded completely. He held nothing back as they fused through the Fated Bond. She’d heard about others with similar connections, but she’d never believed in the completeness they described until she was with Severin.

“Sev,” she whispered, her knees growing weak.

“I got you,” Severin said after sealing the two bite wounds.

“You ready to put on our costumes?” she asked Sev.

“Is the groin area gonna squish my dick and make my swimmers unable to swim?” He held her by the hips, staring down at her.

She couldn’t help but laugh. This male was no different than all others like him. Their entire worlds were dimmed down to their dicks.

“My world also includes you, Thana.”

His words let her know he was in her mind. “Rude boy, stay outta my head.”

“Don’t think so loudly. You didn’t answer my question.”

She rolled her eyes. “Trust me, your dick will be safe as can be. I’d never risk my precious or your swimmers.”

Her hand went to the large bulge in his slacks, palming the precious appendage.

Severin groaned. “Unless you want us to be late to tonight’s Hallow’s Eve Party, you’d better release my dick, or I’ll have us both naked and pinned flat on one of these surfaces.”

Chapter 31

Severin and Thana flashed to the upper level of Club Jus Sanguinus for the VIPs. Aurora and Savage were already there, along with Scepter and Starla. A few others lounged on low couches, dressed as superheroes, angels, demons, witches, and various animals. Most, if not all, were super sexy and half-dressed. Yet none were nearly as gorgeous as his female.

“Damn, she actually got you into a Deadpool getup?” Uriel asked.

“What the fuck? Deadpool wears a mask that covers his entire face, and he’s nowhere near as handsome as I am.”

“He really is quite sexy. This red leather has been made to mold perfectly to your every...inch.” She let the word inch slip out in a slow drawl.

For the next couple of hours, they sat in the VIP section, drinking from Savage’s reserve stock, talking and watching the females dance and have fun.