章節 207: Sealed

Jacob's smile was like a physical touch on Zande, a soft caress. "I have lived years without seeing color or feeling emotion. And then I found you. The world is now beautiful again and filled with life, with color, with so much intense emotion I can barely process it. When I look at you my body is alive. My heart is overwhelmed. You are the one."

"What happens if the woman does not feel it also?"

Zande asked, curious. This was an entirely new concept to her, one she had never considered.

"There is only one true lifemate for each of us. If the male feels it, so does his mate." His white teeth flashed at her. "Perhaps she might wish to be stubborn and not admit it right away, not wanting her freedom curtailed for all time. Because there are so few of your women, they are guarded carefully from birth and given into the care of their lifemate as soon as they are of age."