Rhys said softly from behind me, “I would be happy beyond reason, though, if you one day did honor me with children. To share that with you.” I turned back to him. “I want to live first,” I said. “With you. I want to see things and have adventures. I want to learn what it is to be immortal, to be your mate, to be part of your family. I want to be … ready for them. And I selfishly want to have you all to myself for a while.”
