“Our mating,” she said, “was a thing of instinct. But it’s become so much more. We’ve become who mates should be to one another – lovers, friends, swords, and shields.” She held up the ring. “I want you to wear this so you never doubt who you are to me. My mate, my love, and my Ethan.”

“Our mating,” she said, “was a thing of instinct. But it’s become so much more. We’ve become who mates should be to one another – lovers, friends, swords, and shields.” She held up the ring. “I want you to wear this so you never doubt who you are to me. My mate, my love, and my Ethan.”

— Nalini Singh