What I don’t know is why you have a new tattoo,” I pressed. Drawing me closer, he rested his chin on top of my head and sighed heavily. “All right, fine. I’ll tell you. In the past, one party always got the mating marks first. When the other party accepted the bond, sometimes Marks showed up on their bodies, too. It didn’t happen all of the time. But sometimes…” He trailed off in a hushed voice. I pushed away from him, sitting up too fast. My head spun like a top, but I ignored the pitching room, narrowing my eyes at him. “You did… what?” “I accepted the bond. Earlier. When I was inside you.
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