Seduce(60)

Antoine dropped a kiss on the scars and she looked back at him, deep into his eyes. There was an edge of concern in them now.

“Yes, Antoine, whatever do I mean?” Snow’s voice rang with amusement.

Antoine scowled at him and then smiled at her. His thumb swept over the marks.

“You are young, so you probably do not know, but in the time I was born and raised, biting another vampire was a show of possession.” He continued to stroke the place where he had bitten her. “I still believe in the old ways... so when I say that you are mine, Sera, I mean that you are mine, irrevocably, eternally.”

Antoine pulled her back to him and covered her mouth with his, stealing her voice with a kiss that had her leaning into him for more, uncaring of their company. She smiled against his lips, warm from head to toe, victorious.

She had risked everything to pursue a man who others believed was emotionless and had discovered that he was warm, loving, and beautiful. She had done all in her power to gain an audience so she could win his attention and had ended up wanting to win his heart and give him happiness. She had been through so much with him already but she knew this was only the start, that the years ahead would both test and reward them, and she was determined to see it through and remain at Antoine’s side.

He had placed a claim on her. She was his now.

And he was hers.

Irrevocably.

Eternally.