"I should be the one who needs to apologize for not coming to rescue you sooner. We were engaged in a battle when I felt your fear and panic through our mating bond." Lord Kieran said with a grim.
Her brow ticked up, not expecting that this demon lord was blaming himself for not coming to her rescue.
"It's not like we both expected that it would happen. There's no need to blame yourself for it." Iris replied. She could feel a spark through their mating bond and she briefly wondered if they could be real mates without the force of the rune.
He stepped and she followed. Iris tried to focus on her steps, but her eyes wouldn't leave his. Their moves flowed easier even when she wasn't looking at her steps. Warmness filled her chest and trickled through her body the longer she was being held by Lord Kieran.
