I know it’s a human custom, but…it means something to be your husband as well. Mates don’t often marry. They don’t need to. A mating is for eternity, and none would disrespect it. But our wedding wasn’t just so you could feel we were bonded together in your culture as well as mine.” “Is that so?” He angled his head, watching me closely. “It was another way to tie you to me. Another way to make it clear to everyone that you’re mine.”
