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your scent. I could say that my instincts

pushed me into an unforgivable action,

but that is no excuse. I should not be a

slave to those instincts. I should have

known better. I apologize again, my mate.

You deserved better. Yet, even knowing

this, I still cannot let you go.

You don’t have to apologize again. As I said,

I’ve forgiven you. But there’s part of me that

still thinks it makes no sense for me to even

consider a relationship with a male who

assaulted me

The mate pull rarely makes sense. We

are pulled to the one who completes us.

I don’t think humans feel the mate bond

On the contrary, I believe this is the source

of your conflicting feelings. If not for the

bond, you would never have spoken to me

again. You would not have agreed to go to

ruins and floating market with me. You

insisted that Andokar fly you home from

the cliffs. You would not have allowed me

to comfort you yesterday. The bond pulls

you to me because it knows I am your

mate. It overrides your logic.

That may be true. I hadn’t considered it

Consider it well, mate. Because this is just

the beginning of our courtship. I will show

you that you are mine, and that I am yours.

I’ll think about it. Good night

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