The Princess and the Blade

[Soran Nightblade]

Havi blinked at her and cleared his throat. Fuck. Just hearing her ask how to Bond him had woken his body to full attention. What was he doing? She'd asked a serious question. "To literally prove I'm unbound, I would have to respond to another female or refuse your command. Neither is going to happen unless I'm in rut, and I'm not. I am notorious for scorning women and for rejecting proper male instincts. They may not believe I am bound, but they won't prove it."

"As for whether you can bind someone against their will, it's not possible. Bonds are always given willingly. That said, bonds can only be sealed during a rut, when an Ivis possesses almost no sense of self-determination, so his will can be bent."

He traced his fingers over the back of her hand lightly and tried to forget the heat between his legs. "You cannot Bond me right now, because I am not aflame, but I can teach you the method, if you wish to be ready."

[Emora Deen]

His words had brought some measure of comfort to her. She had thought any woman could force him into her servitude, but it seemed much more complex than that.

Tenara's gaze followed his fingers tracing her hand and she held in a shiver, swallowing tight. "If you would want me, than I would like to know."