Phantom Hollow The ghost of you is close to me

With their close vicinity and the way the beast always seemed tapped into his lover's reactions, it was easy to hear the thundering of his heart in the silence that followed his question. His own heart sped up as he anticipated Alarian admitting to something he had done that might anger the beast. But, his admission wasn't like that at all, although he still found himself becoming upset. Don't, he said angrily. That couldn't be furthest from the truth. Fear of losing him and the need to quiet his infuriating words had him delivering a proprietary nip to the back of Alarian's neck. And, I won't ever want anyone else, he added, anger still painting his tone as he spoke. What did he need to do to make his lover understand that no matter what happened, he could never be swayed any other way but towards his mate.