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Arielle's POV.

Damien's words echoed in my head even long after he had said them.

Yet as much as I denied them, I knew he wasn't wrong. He had to claim me for the heat effect to become manageable or I could lose my mind.

But was I ready for that? Was I ready to accept that?

I remained silent and watched him. Misunderstanding my state for confusion Damien resumed speaking.

"If my mark is on you—" His eyes travelled back and forth. "—you can still carry out your day to day activities normally. The only thing is that my mark will be on you."

With those last words, his eyes rested on mine and despite the distress he had just shown, his eyes were a sea of green calmness.

And this didn't make me feel any better. My yearning for him increased. My emotions were once again all over the place.

My core was throbbing painfully, sending spasms of electric shocks through my body. I kept my legs together tightly and shook my head.