They didn't react for a long time. You would have thought I ordered them to jump into a cauldron of oil with the way they stared at me, not knowing I just asked them to mark me.

"Why do you suddenly want that?" Fred removed stray strands of hair from my face.

"Because I need us to be one." I took his hand in mine and placed a kiss on the back, smiling. "I want you to mark me. Make me yours. Fully."

Even though I wasn't very knowledgeable about my planet, I knew getting marked by them would make ...