Dahlia heard Carter's voice whisper next to her ear, "That's an impossibility with the mate bond, sweetheart." He said to her as he waggled his brows, "Let me show you."
"Close your eyes," he instructed, "and lean your head against my chest. Let your heartbeat in rhythm with mine. Don't let in any other thoughts and listen to our hearts link with the mate bond."
She relaxed, doing as Carter told her, and a deep sigh blew through her nose as all the tension in her muscles relaxed and left her body.
Dahlia felt her own heart quiver inside her chest as it picked up pace with her mates. "Badump…Badump…Badump…" the beat of it resounding in her ears until it was all she could hear.
His delicate touch made a heat creep up her body, replacing the paleness of her cheeks with a scarlet blush. She felt his taut musculature coil and flex even through his cold metal armour as he cradled her against his powerful build.
