Page 77 of Forever My Siren Luna

As long as Lachlan can show his claim to me, he has stuck to his word and submitted to me in everything else concerning us. It embarrasses me, but I like that all he wants from me is to show others that I am his and he is mine. Everything else is secondary to that in his mind.

I hurried out of the training grounds, hiding my face as I went towards the docks.

“Aren’t you both a sappy bunch,” Cherum chortled, following me. He is still the ever faithful shadow.

“You need to hurry up and find your mate so I can tease you the way you always insist on teasing me,” I grumbled.

“I’d be as sappy and slobbery as you and the Alpha,” Cherum admits. “I would give new meaning to the phrase, ‘tongue-tied’."

“Gross,” I giggled.

“You cross tongues with your mate plenty. Don’t be acting like a saint now, lass. It’s a wonder the two of you haven’t mated yet,” he nodded at my unmarked neck.

I self-consciously rubbed my hand over my markless nape. I have been thinking about that more and more lately, but don’t know how to broach the subject with Lachlan.

He hasn’t tried to do more than kiss me since I got back. Even sleeping next to each other, his hands never wander, and he is always the perfect gentleman. It’s a bit frustrating at times. He will kiss me passionately while out in public, but he is extra careful with me when we are alone, like he is trying not to scare me off when no one else is watching.

“Hey, Cherum. About that. Has…. Lachlan ever mentioned wanting to mark me since I have been back?”

“Why?” his eyes twinkled with mischief. “Do you want him to talk about it? Are you wanting to be marked, my Luna?”

My face flushes furiously. “Nevermind.”

“No, no. You brought it up. Are you ready for the Alpha to finally sink his teeth into you?”

I shrugged. “I don’t know. I haven’t thought much about it.”

“Lies,” Cherum laughed. “I can sense your lies, Ela. I’m your delta, lass. I know your feelings the same as you. If you want the Alpha to mark you, tell him. He will be thrilled.”

“So he did say something?” I urged.

“No. He is just crazy about you.”

I grumbled under my breath, wishing there were an easier way to bring this up to Lachlan, like him bringing it up to me first.

We almost mated before. How did we get to that point before my uncle’s stupid men showed up and ruined it?

“You could just bite him,”Val suggested. “Tonight in bed, just ask if you could mark him first.”

“Do you think he would agree to that?”

“Uh, yeah,”Val said like I just asked the stupidest question. “He could feel the bond at last then. He would be ecstatic.”

That’s right. Lachlan still can’t feel the bond. Killian can feel it at times again, just like before we ran away, but Lachlan feels nothing.

Cherum chuckled again, probably sensing the direction of my thoughts. He wisely doesn’t say anything on the subject again the rest of the way to the dock.

My father had several of his knights with him, waiting in the water for me.

A huge smile erupted on my face seeing his green eyes glimmering with affection as I drew near.

“My daughter,” he called, using his magic to raise himself in a pillar of water from the end of the dock so he can be level with me, even in siren form. “You look as lovely today as ever.”

I giggled, knowing that isn’t true. Only he and Lachlan would think I looked lovely with dirt caked in my hair and crevices from sparring.

“Many tell me I look just like you,” I reminded him, turning the praise around on him.

“I think you would look far lovelier with a beard,” Cherum snorted.