Chapter 38

I awoke once more in the embrace of my lovely companion. I vow I'll never become accustomed to this. It was simply incredible. When I turned to face him, I noticed he was already awake. His hair was in a fantastic bed head style that had me practically drooling. I traced my fingers over his royal mark on his bicep before tracing my hands over his chest and his nicely sculpted chest.

I felt him tremble under my touch and was immediately compelled to brand him myself. He had marked me, and I intended to mark him as well. I noticed a gleam in his eyes before he gripped my waist and flipped us so that I was straddling him and he was laying on the bed. I smirked at him, a small doubt in my eyes.

"I love you," Matias said quietly. "And nothing would make me happier than for you to mark me."

"Really?" I inquired, knowing that not all males desired to be marked.

Some people believed that it was only appropriate for a guy to mark a female, which I believe is nonsense. As my