When Ileus left her, she was breathless for the want of air. He cleared a wet strand of her hair from her cheek and said, "I think I would have gone mad if I hadn't found you now." He lowered his hands to her nape and circled his mark making her shiver. Scooping the hair away from her shoulder, he bent down to kiss it. She bit her lip and clenched her thighs.
"How did you find me?" she asked in a low shaky voice.
