Serix grinned when Cassie finally gave in and turned around. Instead of speaking, however, she rested her forehead against his and he felt her open a link between their minds, sending her emotions for him flowing across it. Annoyance, fear, worry, and love all poured through the short connection until she closed it off again. Afterwards, she leaned in to press her lips against his, and they kissed as passionately as they had on the day they were mated together. He exhaled softly when they parted, savoring their rekindled closeness.

[b]“Serix... please,”[/b] Cassie said quietly. [b]“I asked you this before, but please listen this time. Don’t get into any more fights. I don’t want you getting thrown into the hold. I want you here with me, safe and sound.”[/b] She kissed his neck this time, and he sighed at her touch. [b]“I love you. And I don’t want to lose you.”[/b]

“I love you, too,” Serix murmured, running a hand down the length of her side and resting it on her waist. “I promise I’ll try harder to stop fighting. There’s nothing I can do if someone attacks me first, but I’ll stop provoking them to do it.” He hoped she could hear the sincerity in his voice. He really did want to stop getting into fights with humans like Ryan and Hunter. It was just making everyone around him miserable, Cassie especially so, and he wanted to stop disappointing her.

Serix met her lips again and closed his eyes. For a moment, he could imagine that they were back in their old hideout, far away from both the pressure of the humans and the danger of the Lunairans. For a moment, they were safe in their own little world again where they only had each other. For a moment, everything was right. He slowly pulled away again and met Cassie’s eyes, smiling at her mischievously, “So, how about we work on having that baby?”