No? Okay let me briefly explain. I am one such as that. Powerful, cunning, vigilant, never defeated―until I was. And let me tell you, it freaking sucked.” ~Peri “The first wisecrack Costin makes I swear I’m turning him into a rock and tossing him into a lake,” Peri grumbled as she and Lucian finished dressing. The morning had come much too fast and with it the painful reminder of what was before them. First, she had to face the wolves, literally, and her two comrades, and three clueless healers after completing the bonding and Blood Rites with Lucian. She imagined this is what new brides felt like when it was customary for the newly married couple to live with her parents for a time. It just wasn’t right. Nobody should have to look in the eyes of people they truly knew after a night like that, especially if said people had already experienced a night like that. “The blush on your pale skin is lovely,” Lucian purred. “Just because you’re my mate doesn’t mean I won’t turn you into something unsavory,”
