"I can never mark you as my mate."

Delilah almost lost her breath. "W-Why?"

Her hands on his cheeks trembled.

He smiled at her sadly. "I told you, it is not easy."

She took a deep breath and replied,

"Why can't you mark me?"

He held her wrists softly and moved them from his cheeks.

"There is a reason that I can't tell you right now."

Delilah tried to gather herself up when she saw his soft eyes.

She knew it was not easy at all. How could she live without a mark?

How could she live without a mate bond?

The mate bond was like something everyone wanted, whether...