FightingSanity
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Nothing that you will object to, but I am fairly possessive and I am claiming you as mine.
That sounds like fun. Is that a proposal?
She blinked at him, his features were smooth and relaxed in the repose of sleep, but she knew he was not sleeping.
I think it might be. Dravi Nemilin, would you be my chosen mate?
His eyes opened and his expression turned serious. “I believe that it would be better if I did the asking. Bring me that lavender box from the other side of the room.”
She beckoned and the box flew to her hand. She gave it to him and watched curiously.
He sat up and knelt facing her.
She knelt in response.
“Erinii Zakkata, the woman with the lost mind, will you live with me, be mine and hold my life and mind to yours for as long as we shall live?”
“I will.”
His eyes crinkled as he stifled the joy she could feel in his mind. He opened the box and brought out a set of flat metal bands that he fitted to her wrists. They were elaborately carved on one side and each bore half of a crest.
Smiling, he placed her two wrists side by side. “These are the bonding bracelets of house Dravohi of the Vimpyr Empire. Lest we ever forget where we came from, they bear the marks of my family’s ancient ties.”
She laughed, tears in her eyes. “You know I am going to look that up now.”
Her penchant for learning about Vimpyr and Kozue traditions was one of her favourite hobbies and one that he did not object to, unlike teaching herself to fly by dropping off the edge of a building.
“Look it up, find the truth, but always stay mine, Erinii.” He leaned in and they kissed and the kisses turned to touches, the touches, to stroking and the stroking took them down a road that Erinii hoped would never cease to be a novelty. Her mind and his may be bound for life, but she still wanted to surprise him.
As the crazy one in their pairing, she had a reputation to maintain and he was going to enjoy every minute of it.
Author’s Note
Vimpyrs, Kozue, and Bassinor, oh my.
I introduced the Vimpyrs in my book Blood Proxy. The Kozue appeared in Powered Up. And this is the first appearance of the Bassinor.
Mixed races, mixed traditions, these are all things that I have gleaned from modern human history. It is amazing the reasons that some are revered and other despised, all for a trick of genetics.
You will see Erinii and Dravi in Bound by Law. Another species that is trying to control the uncontrollable, but they have taken the direct approach and used suits that confine and compress any talent.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Viola Grace
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About the Author
Viola Grace was born in Manitoba, Canada where she still resides today. She really likes it there. She has no pets and can barely keep sea monkeys alive for a reasonable amount of time. Her line of day job tends to be analytical which leaves her mind hopping to weave stories. No co-worker is safe from her character analysis. In keeping with busy hands are happy hands, her hobbies have included cross-stitch, needlepoint, quilting, costuming, cake decorating, baking, cooking, metal work, beading, sculpting, painting, doll making, henna tattoos, chain mail, and a few others that have been forgotten. It is quite often that these hobbies make their way into her tales.
Viola’s fetishes include boots and corsetry, and her greatest weakness is her uncontrollable blush. Her writing actively pursues the Happily Ever After that so rarely occurs in nature. It is an admirable thing and something that we should all strive for. To find one that we truly like, as well as love.