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including that you are an honorable warrior.
    "You steal minds?" Soren reached for his sword as he rose to his feet and towered over her with an expression of anger and distaste on his face. "Did you remove my memories?"
    Skye froze, knowing that the wrong move now would get her killed. Very slowly and carefully she set her tankard down and rested her hands on the table in clear sight. "I would never do that or anything else to harm you. Ever."
    She jumped when he activated the flaming blade and a crackling sound filled the air. "How do I know you're telling me the truth?"
    She rose and stepped toward him much too close to that deadly blade. She tipped her head back to maintain eye contact with him. "I saved your life at the risk of my own." She took another step toward him. "I claimed you only after I knew I couldn’t save you and that we would both die. That's why I decorated the shelter in gems and wrote our names on the outside. So my brother would know I'd found my mate and had not died alone." She turned and moved away from him, then lowered her chin, exposing the fragile nape of her neck to his blade. The sound of the blade being deactivated drew a soft sigh from her and she wondered what he'd do if he knew he could kill her simply by refusing to care about her. She turned back to face him. "I told you the truth when I could have lied after you admitted your memory loss to me."
    The frown remained on his face. "Are you reading my mind now?"
    She shook her head. "You indicated you found it distasteful to share my mind. So, no, I'm not although it is common on Kyrstali for mates to link their minds."
    "Krystali males also read thoughts?"
    "Only their mate's." She hesitated for a moment then added, "You would be able to connect with my mind if you wanted to. It's an advantage mated couples have when they fight as they don’t need to speak to know each other's movements."
    Soren snorted. "Females are not warriors."
    "On Krystali we're forced to fight if we want to live."
    "Your planet is at war?"
    "There are two continents on Krystali. I come from Edyn. We want to live in peace but the Crimeryns want to rule the planet. They're barbarians and seek more females as they've abused their own and many have died."
    "How long has this been going on?"
    "Since long before I was born."
    "If you've been at war that long your country would be covered in krystal. How do others avoid being harmed by it?"
    "The pieces that land on the ground lose their power to harm. In fact they become a vital part of our soil."
    He walked away from her and stood at the window with his back to her. "Tell me everything you know about me."
    "Not much more. I know you've fought many battles and that you are a male of honor. I also know you mating fever was burning out of control and you were dying. I don't know why you weren't able to find a mate but perhaps like me your mate had to be worthy."
    He turned and sent her a sardonic smile before turning away again. "So you believe you are worthy to be my mate?"
    "As worthy as you are to be mine." Skye let her frustration with him show in her voice. Warriors could be so tiresome. "It is your choice to accept this or not but I think your fever will force us to remain together."
    Soren turned to face her. "What do you mean by that?"
    "I can't heal your fever. It's not just an illness or disease. It's part of your DNA. I think the only way to control it is by sharing sex with a compatible female. In this case me."
    "That's convenient for you."
    "No, actually it's not," she shot back. "I gifted you with incredible power and in exchange you gave me your mating fever. Hardly a fair trade!"
    He turned and glared at her. "How often?" he asked. When she sent him a blank look, he added, "How often do we have to fuck?"
    She avoided his eyes by focusing on a decorative pillow on the bed. "I don't really know. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how you feel." She squinted her eyes and stared at him. "Or look."
    "What