I was humming a song while I made breakfast for myself and Aliyah. Last night was the most amazing night of my twenty-six years of existence, and I never imagined that the most important day of my life would be when I finally mated with her and claimed her as my own. Though I had observed the other mark on the opposite side of her shoulder, I had buried my teeth deep into the back of her smooth shoulder. And when she marked me back, I sensed that we were truly one soul. Now all I had to do was plan our wedding and initiation procedures so she could become...