When Dane stated his possessive claims, Vivian quivered under his heated voice and touch.
She never imagined she would be mated to an Alpha who desired her so wholly.
An Alpha who was both tender yet primal in the way he interacted with her.
Perhaps this marital arrangement she was averse to was not as atrocious as she perceived it to be.
Vivian hissed softly under breath when his teeth broke the skin on her shoulder to engrave his mating mark. It was the customary one to declare her as his wife and mate, but the more intimate mating mark would be received later on during their consummation.
Vivian felt a mix of excitement and anxiety.
Her beta handler from Moonborn, who had groomed her since birth to conduct herself as the epitome of true grace and submissiveness, had on several occasions taught her the arts of seduction and intimacy.