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He winks at me and pinches my ass. Our laughter fills the garden, and we make our way to the small metal filigree bench practically being swallowed by blooms. Kai sits, pulling me into his lap when I try to sit next to him. His arms bracing around me. My tail twitches beneath the maxi dress I’m wearing wanting to reach out and hold him.

“I think it’s time Daisy.”

“Time for what?” I ask, pecking a kiss to his nose. His fangs graze my lips when he nips at my mouth.

“Time to bond with my mate of course.”

My playful mood stills and my heart races. Forming a mate bond with another non-human is like a human marriage but far more permanent and important. I knew Kai wanted to bond with me, he’s playfully mentioned it over the past few years but never seriously. He is definitely serious about it now.

“Right now?”

“Yes. I want to bond myself to you forever, Blossom. I want the rest of our lives to be as bonded mates. I want to make a family with you and travel the world with you. I want to curl up on the couch with you and pick flowers in your garden with you. I want everything with you, and no one will ever change my mind about that. Will you bond with me, Blossom? And then we can celebrate for the rest of our vacation in our five-star hotel suite.”

Even when being amazingly sweet and loving he remains the same horny male he’s always been.

“Yes. I’ll bond with you. And celebrate after. I may not want to wait to get back to our room though.”

Kai is rubbing off on me too much, but he loves it if his impish grin is any indication.

“Works for me.” Kai clears his throat and looks me directly in the eye. “I, Kai Kingsley, bond myself to you, Daisy Rosenfeld, for the rest of my life. I promise to always love you, protect you, and pleasure you. To never intentionally hurt you or lie to you. To be true and faithful to you, always. I promise to make you smile and laugh as much as possible and give you everything you want that I have the power to give. For always and ever I promise all this and more to you my bonded mate.”

The truth in his words rings through his voice and settles deep in my bones, the magic of a nymph’s mate bond promise knitting our souls together, waiting for my words to finalize the bond.

I take in a deep breath and say the words that I’ve been running through my mind waiting for this day.

“I, Daisy Rosenfeld, bond myself to you, Kai Kingsley, for the rest of my life. I promise to always love you and put up with your perverseness. To indulge in your desires. To be faithful and devoted only to you. I promise to trust you and support you. For always and ever I promise all this and more to you my bonded mate.”

The magic that took hold when Kai began speaking snaps into place inside me. Binding my soul to Kai’s. A warmth reminiscent of Kai’s fire magic settles in my chest and instills a comforting calm inside me.

Kai smiles up at me, feeling every sensation mimicked in his own chest. The truth and honesty of our words strengthening our bond to near unbreakable. Not that any bond can be broken once made, just circumvented if the vow is vague. Ours were not.

“What does this flower mean? I’ve never seen it before.” Kai fingers a flower behind my ear that I can’t see.

“What flower? I can’t see it.” I was pretty sure by now he’d seen all my flowers.

“I think it’s a daisy but it’s red. Your daisies are usually white.”

“Really? I’ve never had a red one before.”

I reach up and pull the flower from my hair where he’s still stroking. In my fingers I hold a fire engine red daisy, just like he said. I turn it over in my hand twirling the red petals in a pin wheel.

“I have no idea what it means.”

“I think I do.” Kai plucks the red daisy from my hand and holds it up to his nose inhaling deeply. “It means that you’re mine. It smells like us.”

“It must have something to do with our mate bond,” I suggest.

“Probably,” he agrees. “I like them.”

“Me too.”

I take the flower and tuck it behind Kai’s ear, it almost blends in with his red hair. I smirk once it’s in place. Sliding one leg over Kai’s lap I straddle his waist, hiking my loose dress up around my hips. Kai groans and grips my ass, kneading my flesh, encouraging me. No encouragement is needed but it’s appreciated. A needy throb strums between my splayed thighs. My attraction to Kai hasn’t dwindled over the past three years, he’s proven his stamina and imagination.

The bulge beneath his jeans thickens and I grind against it, just to tease him. He likes it when I tease him. He also likes it when I’m on top.

I work myself over his erection, enjoying the friction and lust on Kai’s face. He reaches up for a kiss and I pull back, denying him. He grins, enjoying our game. But we are in a public place and don’t have forever to play.

Reaching between us I unzip his pants and reach in, clasping my hand around his hot hard length. He groans, biting his lip and bucking up into my hand.