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~Faye

I can't lose T. There's no way.

All I can do is watch Asya place her hands on T's face. She is concentrating beyond belief, and none of us here want to disrupt her. The silence, though, is deafening. T doesn't move, and Asya doesn't say a word. Instead, she closes her eyes, allowing her power to consume her.

Almost as soon as she does that, she pulls away from him. We all watch her stand, straighten, and adjust herself.

"He's not dead," Asya tells us. I let a deep breath out, feeling as though I could almost collapse from relief. He's still with us. "Time didn't want that. But he did leave him unconscious."

My legs shake from underneath me, threatening to fall out from under me. I can feel Micah grab my arm, steadying me. I would shoot him a thankful look, but I'm too busy staring at T. waiting for him to sit up and tell me he feels fine, and that Time didn't hurt him. I want to hear it out of his mouth.

"Does that mean everything is going to be okay?" I ask her. I'm desperate for her to confirm that my worries are unnecessary here.

She gives me a tight-lipped smile. "He should be okay with rest."

She walks away rather briskly, Tai following behind her to retrieve some things for T. At least I assume that's what's happening. With the absence of those two, I knell down again in front of T. He doesn't look injured, simply asleep. I want to shake him awake, but I avoid touching him.

Asya returns not too long later with a small packet of salts and a glass of water. She simply waves the bag under T's nose and he shoots awake.

His eyes shoot open, and he swipes at Asya.

The salts go flying form her hand, spilling out onto the floor next to him. We all flinch at the abruptness of it. However, Asya recovers before all of us. She reaches out, handing the confused and newly awoken T a glass of water. He stares at her, confused as he takes it.

"You're awake," I say. I'm beyond relieved. And he looks relieved too, when he meets my gaze, seeming to relax. Those golden eyes are gone. I've got my mate back.

"Where am I?" he asks, looking around.

"My house," Sariah says cheerily. "Oh, I'm Sariah. We are all Faye's siblings."

"The virtues," I remind him.

Everything seems to click in his mind, and I can see him visibly relax. I'm surprised he is so quick to trust, but he is more accustomed with immortals than I am. Everyone around him watches, before Sariah prompts them to introduce themselves, and they do so. I watch T seems to gain more energy as he does so.

"Are you feeling okay? Need anything?" I ask anxiously. I'm nervous Time has done something to him that all of us can't see.

"I'm okay my love," T reassures me.

I sit next to him, holding his hand tightly. I have my mate back. Finally. Everything I feared has vanished. My mind is still consumed by grief for my friend's deaths, but T is the slight ray of sunshine glaring through it all.

And all that needs to happen, is I need to bring him home.

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My eyes refuse to wander away from the sight of T next to me.

I know the incident where I nearly lost him was a few days ago, but I'm still constantly watching over him, in case something would come out of nowhere to haunt him. Who knows what Time has up his sleeve. For now, T is still bedridden, and I've happily joined him, almost never leaving his side when I didn't have to.

T proposed to me last night. It's strange, but since we are both immortal, it's the only true way to ensure our connection as mates. It doesn't bother me, but apparently it means a lot to T.

"Remember when I first stumbled upon you in my room?" I question, turning on my side.

We occupy the bed right now. We have done for quite some time. It's hard to step away from him. We are both completely removed from our clothes, the skin to skin contact being something I'm cherishing. He's so warm, and being able to feel the sparks our mate bond produce is incredible.

"I do," T says, looking down at me with a sleepy, lazy smile on his face. "That was the day I first laid eyes on the most beautiful girl in the world. That's when I knew that everything was worth it."

It amuses me that he calls me beautiful, when he shares that title just as prominently. I can't help but stare at me, his hair mussed by sleep, his touched by the sun coming through the window. He's always been so attractive to me. Ever since the beginning, no matter how it started.

I rest my head in his chest, letting his fingers play with each trestle of my hair. "I was scared of you. But you intrigued me for the longest time. I wanted to know why someone could do something like that to another person."

"You know there are real Silent's out there that sacrifice their lives for Alpha Kael," T reminds me.

I sigh. I'm still yet to investigate why Kael still does this. Train these innocent people to give themselves to him completely. I've been too busy fearing him, thinking he was sending Silent's after me, when it was for my mother the entire time. I need to apologise to him when I can.

"I know," I say, breathing in his familiar scent. He smells like the garden right outside his old home. "But right now, that's not our problem. I'm just happy I have you here with me. Safe."

T's fingers are soothing, massaging against my head. "I'll always be here. No matter what."

"I hope you know I love you a lot," I tell him.

And I mean that. I mean that with all of my heart. Life without my mate now seems impossible to comprehend. I'm just happy that I'm lying here in this bed, happier than I've ever been in my life.

I hear him sigh contentedly. "I love you too."

My heart is completely encapsulated in comforting warmth. I've never felt so loved and understood in my life. And to think there was once a chance where T could have lost his life, or remained imprisoned forever. Perhaps then I would have ever known we were mates.

T has his arm hooked around me, keeping me close to him. With my hand on his bare chest, I reach up and kiss him. I could kiss him all day. It's always so sweet and soft, like our lips were made to fit together.

His hands immediately find their place on my body. He knows exactly where to put them; one just above my hip, and the other on my thigh.

Both of us know exactly what the other wants.

If we could have a repeat of last night, I would be very content. T made me feel things I never have before in my life. And by the insistent touch of his hands across all of my body is evidence enough that perhaps he wants to make me feel that way again.

T leans over me, his kiss becoming more heated as his fingers explore more areas. It makes everything so much easier that our clothes were removed much earlier, so he has access to anything he wants. As do I.

My hands make paths down the firm ridges of his back, over his shoulder, and down his chest to his stomach. One of his hands is exploring my upper thighs, while the other cradles the back of my head, keeping this as loving as it should be between two mates.

No words need to be spoken. We understand each other beyond vocal communication.

He separates his lips from mine, instead bringing them down to my neck. His kisses are so soft and searching, ensuring that I feel every bit of the love he has to offer me.

It doesn't take long for him to have me writhing and begging for him. And it doesn't take long for him to answer me, with one gentle thrust inside me.

And it doesn't hurt. Not like it did yesterday. Now all I feel is the pleasure and the love he has to give. So far, he has been nothing but loving and caring, treating my body like it could break at any moment. I insist on him increasing the speed of his thrusts by pressing my heels into his back with my legs wrapped around his waist. He obliges.

In this exact moment, my entire body is consumed with the feelings only T can give to me. I never want this to finish, wanting as much as T as I can get. However, I can feel that familiar feeling building within me, filling every inch of my body with pleasure.

I can hear T whisper in my ear as that overwhelming feeling completely takes control of me, with T following not soon after. And instead of pulling away immediately, we hold each other, looking into each other's eyes. I've never heard him say he loves me so much than in this moment. And I can feel it. Every word like honey in my ear.

As he moves to the side, I resume my resting on his chest, listening intently to his heartbeat. I've never felt so comforted and safe in my entire life.

I wouldn't want anything else.

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