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“Then marry me here under the moonlight and let me make you mine, sweet Murgha.”
She scoffed. “Marry you here?”
“Why not? Do you need witnesses?”
“No, but—” She shook her head. “Weddings take time and planning.”
“I don’t need a ceremony. The vows are between you and me and the gods. Don’t light fae marry under Lumera’s light?”
She glanced up at the moon. Lumera, the Goddess of the Moon, was the favored goddess of the moon fae.
“We do. With a handfasting and request for the Goddess of the Wood’s blessing as well.”
“Then so be it. Tell me what to say, and I will say it.”
She laughed again. “And just like that, we will be husband and wife?” Her expression was still disbelieving.
“If you will have me, Murgha,” I added softly, picking up her palm from my chest and pressing a kiss to the center of her palm. “Will you put me out of my misery and become my wife?”
Her brow puckered into a frown. “What misery?”
It was my turn to huff a laughter of disbelief. “Being near you without having you is sheer torture. Don’t you understand that?”
When I thought she would deny it, she said simply, “Yes. I understand.”
Clenching my jaw, I wrapped a hand around her waist. “Then marry me. Right now.”
She searched my face, finding only sincere honesty there, for that is all that I felt. “What about shadow fae? How do you marry?”
I dropped my head back, laughing toward the sky.
“What?”
I met her gaze, finding that intensely curious expression I adored. “It’s not as civilized as light fae mating ceremonies.” Though ours wasn’t as barbaric as the wraith fae’s either.
“Tell me,” she demanded.
Staring into those fathomless pools, I said, “The shadow fae prefer private ceremonies between only the couple. We fly high up into the Solgavia peaks and beneath the sun god Solzkin’s light, we pledge ourselves to each other.”
“With certain words?”
“Yes. But it isn’t the words that bind us.” She remained silent, waiting, so I continued. “It is the bite the male leaves on her throat.” I pointed to the base of mine to show her where. “And we consummate our binding in the open air beneath the sun.”
I waited for a look of revulsion but found the opposite. A flicker of desire darkened her eyes.
“Let’s do it your way,” she said with confidence. “Beneath Lumera’s light.” Her gaze drifted to the moon then back to me while my heart tried to pound through my ribcage and out of my chest.
“You want to marry me in the shadow fae way?” I asked to be sure I heard her correctly.
“Yes. With the blessing of Lumera’s light, we will combine our faiths of dark and light. Since we are both, the binding should be both.” She blinked nervously. “Don’t you agree?”
“I agree.”
Unable to wait a moment longer, I reached for the tie of her robe then loosened it slowly. Her hands clenched into fists at her side, but she didn’t protest. Easing the robe open, I slid it off her shoulders and let it pool on the cool stone beneath our feet.
By the gods, she was lovely.Achingly beautiful.
Her body was sweetly made. Her small breasts with tight pink peaks pressed against the sheer lace of the shift’s bodice. Her hips flared wide, which made me grunt in pleasure. It would be easier for her to take me and to bear my children.
