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“What. The. Fuck!”
When Sunsarians find their forever mate, their teeth descend. It’s sealed with a bite.
I’m not certain what’s more shocking. His fangs glinting in the moonlight, the blood trickling from the two piercings on my shoulder or… “I can hear you in my head!”
And I can hear you, so perhaps quit shouting.
You can hear me, love?
Think of a weird word. Say it in your mind.
Dysentery.
I don’t know this word. It doesn’t translate.
Lackadaisical.
Are you trying to be obstinate?Not only can I hear his words, I can hear his irritated tone.
Scarlet.I say to give him an easy one.
Scarlet.
Yep,I say, you can hear me. So let’s do it again!
We make love several more times, each more passionate than the last. Xzavic being able to hear my thoughts when I wish he’d move an inch to the left was pretty spectacular, although it took a moment for him to figure out that when I thought right it meant his left.
We must have dozed for a while, but when the sky streaks with gray, I wake to find him looking at me, his eyes still burning blue.
Will they burn like that from now on?
Only when we make love.
Oh. You’re ready for another round?
In a minute. First, let me kiss you.
The mind-reading during sex is great, Xzavic, but I’m not sure I want you in my head all the time.
We’ll figure it out. We can read up on how to control it. But until then, I can feel your worries. Tell me.
I switch to words. “I let all my barriers down with you, my love. I wish this was a Disney movie, a fairytale, but as fulfilling as our life is right now, the rebellion is coming. It’s swirling around us. We’ve listened to the secret comms. The movement is spreading. Whether we wanted to or not, we’re at the epicenter of it. I don’t want to lose you.”
“Aye. I worry about that, too.”
Xzavic
I’ve stayed awake all night, worried about this. Now I’m more worried than I had been because I’m privy to her emotions. She’s so brave on the outside, with so much anxiety swirling underneath. I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to keep her safe.
“We’re together, my love,” I tell her. “Yes, we’re in the middle of a rebellion through no choice of our own. Luckily, we both believe in the cause we’re now fighting for. I don’t think the future will be easy, but I know we’ll be together through all of it.”
And we have this.I don’t just think the words, I send her a gust of love and support from the depths of my being.We have this unstoppable connection no one can break. You can’t ask for more than that, my love.
You’re right. We’ve got each other. That’s all we need.
