“My lion went crazy,
and I couldn’t control him. That’s why my family came out so they could help.”
He watched as she took it all in.
“Why did you mate me now? It’s been a couple of
weeks.”
He ran his hand through his hair and scrubbed his
face, reluctant to tell her more. She sat straddled in his lap waiting. “I
couldn’t handle it anymore. My lion and I were going insane without you,
especially when we knew where you live and that a lot of the time you were with
my family. I tried to spend time with you, but any time I’m close to you I have
to fight myself and lion not to claim you.”
“Why didn’t you?”
He brought his arms around her and hugged her to
him. He held her and hoped she understood. “You’re human. Fragile, and young.”
Sasha pushed at his chest, but he wouldn’t let her
move until she’d heard it all.
“You’re rare. We don’t mate with humans often.
Shifters are stronger than you in every way. If I hadn’t mated you, you’d have
grown old and died a lot earlier than me. You could have got some disease and
died. You would never have had children of your own. That’s just some things.
Also you don’t know the shifter rules.” He touched her mate mark. “I’ve given
you extended life. You’ll never get sick, and you’ll heal quicker. But you’ll
never be as strong as me, and you’ll never change into a shifter. Our children
will. They will be like me. Humans are inferior. ”
Savron let his hands drop, and Sasha scrambled off
him.
“I didn’t claim you on your birthday because I
wanted you to get to know me. I wanted you to know the world you’re coming
into. I wanted you to know what I do.”
Sasha didn’t say anything. She just stared at him.
He wished he knew what she was thinking.
“I couldn’t
live without you anymore, and when you rang Britney accepting what I was I knew
I couldn’t wait any longer. Last night was the first time since I met you that
I’ve slept.” He moved towards her. “I need you. I need you here with me.”
Sasha bit her lip, and he wanted to kiss her. It was
so cute.
“You want me to move in here with you?”
“Yes.”
Sasha looked around. “I … I don’t have a job to help
pay for anything. I’m still in school. I’m Australian. America won’t let me
stay here forever.”
Savron inched closer to her. “You don’t need a job.
I have one.”
She frowned
and raised her eyebrow.
“You can help out when you finish school. I want you
to finish school and be happy.” He was scared to tell her the next thing, but
he knew he had to. “The mate claim is sorta like
marriage but stronger. There is no such thing as divorce. You’re it for me.”
Savron cleared his throat. “I can’t physically be with anyone else. Not that I
want to be or would even think about it. Fuck, I’m stuffing this up.”
Sasha looked shell-shocked. Savron tugged her to
him. “Give us, this, a chance. If you’re happy I’ll marry you in the human way
also. Shit, if you want I’ll even move to Australia. Sydney and Perth have a
gateway. Look, I promise if it doesn’t work you can leave.”
After what felt like hours but were only minutes
Sasha nodded. “Okay, I’ll give us a chance. What do I tell my mum?”
He knew Sasha and her mother were close, but he
wasn’t sure it was safe for her mother to know about shifters. “What do you
want to tell her?”
“I’m not sure. I don’t know if I want Mum to know
about the otherworldly creatures. I know she won’t want me moving in here with
you. Even though I’m eighteen, it still feels wrong just telling her I’m moving
out. Can we ease into it?”
“Sasha, I can’t protect you if you’re there. I like
knowing you’re here and safe.” Savron should have told her yes, but he was being
selfish.
Sasha’s shoulders sank. “Okay. Take me home. I’d
like to talk to Mum and have a night at home before I just spring it on her.”
“All right, go get dressed, and
and I couldn’t control him. That’s why my family came out so they could help.”
He watched as she took it all in.
“Why did you mate me now? It’s been a couple of
weeks.”
He ran his hand through his hair and scrubbed his
face, reluctant to tell her more. She sat straddled in his lap waiting. “I
couldn’t handle it anymore. My lion and I were going insane without you,
especially when we knew where you live and that a lot of the time you were with
my family. I tried to spend time with you, but any time I’m close to you I have
to fight myself and lion not to claim you.”
“Why didn’t you?”
He brought his arms around her and hugged her to
him. He held her and hoped she understood. “You’re human. Fragile, and young.”
Sasha pushed at his chest, but he wouldn’t let her
move until she’d heard it all.
“You’re rare. We don’t mate with humans often.
Shifters are stronger than you in every way. If I hadn’t mated you, you’d have
grown old and died a lot earlier than me. You could have got some disease and
died. You would never have had children of your own. That’s just some things.
Also you don’t know the shifter rules.” He touched her mate mark. “I’ve given
you extended life. You’ll never get sick, and you’ll heal quicker. But you’ll
never be as strong as me, and you’ll never change into a shifter. Our children
will. They will be like me. Humans are inferior. ”
Savron let his hands drop, and Sasha scrambled off
him.
“I didn’t claim you on your birthday because I
wanted you to get to know me. I wanted you to know the world you’re coming
into. I wanted you to know what I do.”
Sasha didn’t say anything. She just stared at him.
He wished he knew what she was thinking.
“I couldn’t
live without you anymore, and when you rang Britney accepting what I was I knew
I couldn’t wait any longer. Last night was the first time since I met you that
I’ve slept.” He moved towards her. “I need you. I need you here with me.”
Sasha bit her lip, and he wanted to kiss her. It was
so cute.
“You want me to move in here with you?”
“Yes.”
Sasha looked around. “I … I don’t have a job to help
pay for anything. I’m still in school. I’m Australian. America won’t let me
stay here forever.”
Savron inched closer to her. “You don’t need a job.
I have one.”
She frowned
and raised her eyebrow.
“You can help out when you finish school. I want you
to finish school and be happy.” He was scared to tell her the next thing, but
he knew he had to. “The mate claim is sorta like
marriage but stronger. There is no such thing as divorce. You’re it for me.”
Savron cleared his throat. “I can’t physically be with anyone else. Not that I
want to be or would even think about it. Fuck, I’m stuffing this up.”
Sasha looked shell-shocked. Savron tugged her to
him. “Give us, this, a chance. If you’re happy I’ll marry you in the human way
also. Shit, if you want I’ll even move to Australia. Sydney and Perth have a
gateway. Look, I promise if it doesn’t work you can leave.”
After what felt like hours but were only minutes
Sasha nodded. “Okay, I’ll give us a chance. What do I tell my mum?”
He knew Sasha and her mother were close, but he
wasn’t sure it was safe for her mother to know about shifters. “What do you
want to tell her?”
“I’m not sure. I don’t know if I want Mum to know
about the otherworldly creatures. I know she won’t want me moving in here with
you. Even though I’m eighteen, it still feels wrong just telling her I’m moving
out. Can we ease into it?”
“Sasha, I can’t protect you if you’re there. I like
knowing you’re here and safe.” Savron should have told her yes, but he was being
selfish.
Sasha’s shoulders sank. “Okay. Take me home. I’d
like to talk to Mum and have a night at home before I just spring it on her.”
“All right, go get dressed, and
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