Ocean's Breath Plateau I want a heart unbreakable

The fire in her burned low for the moment; Marina was content in the aftermath of their coupling, peppering light kisses across Dutch's face as he smoothed her fur. She felt safe in his arms.

Will you still be so friendly when my season has passed? She teased lightly after a time — but there was real vulnerability behind the words. Would he want her even in absence of such temptation? The potential — consequences — of their coupling had not escaped her. Not in the moment, and surely not now. Marina knew that one of her children might one day look at her with that same sunset-glow gaze. A permanence, then, to this quick-burning bond between them. She wasn't sure yet if that should scare her.