I sighed, not able to be really annoyed with him. Not now that he was literally bleeding because he’d been fighting for my friends.

“You should have told me.”

I felt his nose against my hair, then neck.

“I know, my mate.”

That would have to be good enough for now.

“To be honest, I’m surprised anyone agreed to my idea. You guys are so territorial.”

“We are,” Buroudei agreed. “And if two of the Gahns present did not have mates from among the human women, I do not believe such an agreement would ever have been reached. But such is the power of a sacred mate bond.”

I smiled, unable to help feeling touched by his words. That he felt so strongly for me was incredible. A week ago, I wouldn’t have counted myself as lucky. In fact, I would have counted myself as among the unluckiest girls alive. But now? Well, now was a whole different story.

I sighed against Buroudei’s chest, settling in for the ride. The desert was wide and the journey would be long. But we were together.

And in that moment, I couldn’t have asked for anything more than that.

Thank you so much for reading the first book in the Fated Mates of the Sea Sand Warlords series! I hope you enjoyed reading Cece and Buroudei’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it. The next book will tell Chapman and Gahn Fallo’s story, and I have many books planned after that. Book two should be released by the end of August 2021, or September at the latest. If you want to stay up to date with my releases, please subscribe to my newsletter here. I only send out a newsletter when there’s a new book or promotion to be aware of. You can also follow me on Instagram here or Tiktok here.

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