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form on her forehead and could feel the fight
beginning to fade from her muscles. Then all movement stopped and she leaned
her head against his chest. Afraid to move but equally afraid to do nothing,
Gage gripped her wrists and nuzzled into her neck. He kissed every spot of skin
he could find, licking and sucking until he heard her moan and felt her body go
heavy against him.
    When she tilted her
face up to his, Gage brushed his lips against hers. He slowly deepened the
kiss, carefully gaining her permission. Amelia sighed and opened to him when
she felt his tongue swipe along her lips. In this single moment, no other woman
existed. Gage was completely taken in by his mate.
    As part of the
Valendite Breed and being part of a founding family, Gage had been raised by his
parents to know and appreciate the significance of claiming a mate. He planned
to make up for the way they met until the day he died. Thank the Goddess that
despite how stupid he’d been , the sharing of blood
would ensure they bonded. He smiled to know that it would also sustain him and
prolong Amelia’s life so she could live as long as he did.
    Slowly pulling away
from the kiss, Gage framed her face with his hands and watched for her reaction.
Had he melted some of her anger?
    “I think if I take some
of your blood, as you have mine, it will help us. I want so badly to make this
right.” Gage knew he was nearly begging but there was no use hiding his
desperation. “Do you know what to do?”
    “Yes,” Amelia sounded
perturbed at his question. “I’ve spent years on the genetics of our race.” She
grumbled something he couldn’t understand, but didn’t pull away from him. Of
course, he chastised himself, she knew how to perform the
blood exchange in its initial form. She damn well knew more than he did.
    “Let our blood exchange
bind us,” Gage whispered against her lips before drawing on her mouth again and
finding acceptance.
    He implored his body to
relax, to move slowly and have patience. He couldn’t afford to screw up again. He
felt her tongue work its way along his teeth and tasted the burst of her life-giving
blood as a bead formed along her tongue. Pulling her tongue between his lips,
he sucked. Dear Goddess, it was ambrosia. To taste her, to pull a part of her
inside him, he couldn’t know anything more right.
    With those first tastes
of blood, Gage’s control slipped and his head spun. He gasped at the pleasure and
knew the possibility of gentleness and patience was gone. Amelia didn’t seem to
mind though as Gage noted her body still pressed against his own.
    “I want you to claim
me. Just do it,” she assured him, already able to feel
his emotions. Gage could feel her emotions as well and knew they weren’t near
as certain as her words.
    “But you—”
    Amelia cut off his
words by pressing her mouth to his. She didn’t want to talk, not anymore.
    He pushed her away
enough to speak, “Amelia, you still don’t know if you want to. I can’t force
you.”
    “Dammit, Gage. I think
if we just do it, my anger will evaporate and I’ll be fine.” Even Amelia’s
breathless voice was tinted with anger. As he stopped and looked at her to be
sure, he saw she grew more frustrated. “What are you waiting for?”
    “I can’t do this. Not
with you like this.” Gage pushed away from her, frustrated and angry at
himself. Nothing was going right.
    Gage was nearly to the
door when Amelia grabbed onto his arm and tugged him back. He pivoted to look
at her, searching for any sign that she wanted him nearly as badly as she
wanted him. What was wrong with him? Now he was getting angry. Damn, he wanted
to punch something… or maybe there was another way to get out his aggression.
Maybe his mate was right.
    Before he could second-guess
himself, Gage had Amelia in his arms. His long legs carried them back to the
bed where he dropped her, only to follow. There was no stopping this now. She’d
asked for it and she was going to get it. With