~ RIG ~
My chest heaved. I was afraid I was going to crush her, so forced myself up onto my elbow, but I couldn’t bear the thought of separating from her yet, so just stood there, gaping at her like an idiot, my hair falling into my eyes.
“Cara… holy shit, did you feel that?”
Her eyes sparkled when she opened them, her face softened by a beaming smile. “Are you serious? Of course I felt it. That was the bond?” Then her eyes dropped to my neck and widened and she clapped a hand there. “Shit! Rig—I’m so sorry! I bit you!”
I laughed—giggled like a girl. “That’s the marking, Cara. It’s what wolves do when the bond completes. I didn’t even think about it—”
“It’s okay, Natalie told me. But I thought I was going to get a choice. I’d planned to be creative,” she said with a little giggle of her own.
Laughing giddily, I leaned down and kissed her. Then kissed her again just because she tasted so good.