I'm almost a resident of dreamland when Storm's cry pulls me back into wakeful reality.
"Kai! Omygoddess Kai!"
"What's wrong?" I ask, startled.
"Your mark! Your mating mark finally appeared," he cries, his face the mask of happiness.
My fingers move automatically to my neck.
"It's so pretty! Like mine! Come and see!"
I laugh when he drags me off the bed to the bathroom mirror to see my mating mark. I finger the mark reverently. Storm Is right. My mark Is a twin of his, with the scattered stars and his name written across it. Looking into his happy face, I pull him into a soft kiss. "I'm glad we're matching marks now"
"Me too!"
I chuckle. "Come on Sunshine, let's go to bed."
He yelps when I scoop him up, then smiles when I shift him properly into my arms.
"Take me to bed, Cupcake."
The following day, we wake up in a great mood. Storm giggles when I rouse him with little kisses all over his face.
"I could get used to this kissing service," he murmurs.