Chasing Dare (First Wave Book 3) by Mikayla Lane

Author:Mikayla Lane [Lane, Mikayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-05-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Dare woke slowly to the feel of a slight tickling as Balduen ran his fingers along her upper left arm. She swore she could almost feel his happiness. Quirking open one eye she peered up at him, but he didn’t even blink as he stared at her arm.

Finding his lack of attention unacceptable, she sat up until his dark blue eyes clashed with hers, and she was taken aback by the wave of emotions that flooded her-love, desire, protectiveness, and possessiveness.

“What has you so—oh my God! What happened?” Dare knew her mouth was hanging open in stupid shock, but her mind was temporarily unable to complete a thought.

On Baldy’s left arm and shoulder wound an intricate tattoo design that now almost matched the one on his right side: the ator-ma. Her mother had told her that the ator-ma was the mating mark of the Valendrans.

It only manifested in couples that formed a true soul bond and appeared on the upper left arm and shoulder of each person. The markings were unique to each mated couple and matched to signify the unity of their bond. It took several long moments for Dare to process those thoughts before she looked to where Balduen continued to swirl his fingers in small circles on her upper arm, a beautiful smile now on his handsome face.

Dare sucked in a shaky breath as she looked down and took in the sight of the incredible design that now adorned her own upper left arm. It started like a tribal band and ascended to cover the upper part of her shoulder.

When she moved the neckline of her shirt, she saw it moved over her shoulder to cover the upper part of the back as well. The muted, but distinct, swirls of leaves, vines, crests, and other unfamiliar symbols matched those on Baldy.

Dare ran her fingers over it, stupidly wondering if it was real or if it would wipe away at the touch of her hand. She grinned widely when it stayed. There was no pain at all; it was just there as if it had always been there. Her mother had also had the ator-ma, but had always kept it covered.

Humans weren’t exactly as forgiving of a woman with a tattoo a few hundred ago as they are now, Dare thought.

“I take it that you are not displeased then?” Baldy asked her with a beautiful smile, his blue eyes still that strange mix of his normal clear blue with swirls of the new dark-blue that looked like storm clouds developing in eyes. They even changed swirls when he blinked.

Yeah that was going to be noticed, she thought.

“No, honey, I’m not displeased at all. Uh . . . have you looked at your eyes lately?”

Dare saw by the strange look that crossed his face that he had no idea what she was talking about. Realizing that she shouldn’t have spoken out loud, not wanting the Relians or doctor to suspect what was going on, she tried to quickly cover her mistake.

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