I should slow down, be gentle with my new wife. She's small and I took her by surprise. I'm not usually an aggressive beast when I take a woman to my bed. Yet, with Taran, I feel different. Feel the driving need to imprint myself all over her. I want her to feel every part of me inside every part of her. Want my scent to linger on her skin and in her hair. Want her to remember who she belongs to.

She won't understand this intense need of mine though. She's already confused by ...