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anything before he lifted his hand from her
bottom and came down heavy with a strike across both cheeks. He held back much
of his Breed strength so as not to harm her. Still, there was no gentleness in
his demeanor as he spanked her in steady, heavy strokes. After a dozen, he
stopped and gently rubbed her buttocks.
    “You’re doing very well,
sweetheart. That was the first dozen. Now let all that emotion you hold inside come
out with the next dozen.” Gage spoke softly, coaxingly.
    He administered the next
series of slaps in a rhythm so she could sink into them. Amelia needed to
immerse herself in the sensation, allow it to wash away all the useless anger. He
wondered if she were rebelling in a passive way by remaining quiet. He
remembered her tears during their first session and wanted that for her. She
needed the release, he was sure of it.
    Oh Goddess, he hoped he
was right. Gage allowed a twinge of doubt to seep into his mind before turning
from it and concentrating on his mate. He was positive the release from her
first spanking had helped. If only it would again. And if he could ask only one
thing of the Goddess, it would be that her soul sin be gone once their
Pronouncement was completed.
    Amelia’s body began
quivering just before he felt a surge of emotional energy, like a dam releasing
its water. Amelia cried out and raised her bottom towards Gage’s palm, pushing
into him as if instinctively seeking more. He continued spanking her, but began
to slow. Although he’d delivered as many as he’d planned, she was finally
crying. When her body shook with the sobbing, he stopped.
    “Good girl. Just let it
all out, just let it all go.” Gage spoke as he rubbed her back and waited.
    Her body grew limp and
heavy. She’d cried herself to sleep. He pulled her up into his arms without
waking her and lay back on the sofa with her cuddled into him. Content to cuddle,
he pulled a blanket over them and closed his eyes. They could talk more when
they woke. Gage held onto his new mate just as he’d long ago snuggled a teddy
bear as a child. He felt just as fragile now as he had then, knowing he was
responsible now for her well-being and happiness.
     
    * * * *
     
    Amelia
woke knowing that in the few hours Gage had to leave. She desperately needed to
feed. The blood exchange was taking more time than she’d expected to get used
to. She hated to admit it but the Claiming was leaving her tired. All the
effects she was experiencing after years of researching genetics fascinated Amelia
to no end. She’d spent time contemplating what it would feel like to experience
them, but this was different. She envisioned her soul sin immediately vanishing,
but it was a process. Until their Claiming was completed, she’d continue to
feel this way. It was better than it had been, but she still wanted more peace.
    “Why
are you awake?” Gage whispered, pulling her closer.
    “I
couldn’t sleep anymore. We need to talk before you go,” Amelia spoke into his
chest, averting her eyes from his scrutiny. His scent was intensifying her need
to drink from him.
    Gage
pulled himself up to sit against the headboard. Thank the Goddess that the
sheets had stayed around him, hiding his lower half from her view, or she may
have neglected their talk for another chance to have him inside her before he
was gone.
    “Your
eyes tell me what you feel. Come here and let me hold you while we talk.”
    Amelia
gave into his request—and her desire—to place herself into his arms. “I’m going
to sound crazy. I know I’m the one who’s been fighting you. I know I’m the one
who brought this latest problem to our doorstep. I know how wrong I was in
nearly everything, but I’m also certain of one way to fix this.”
    “You…”
Gage began to disagree with her but was stopped when Amelia placed her finger
to his lips.
    “Please,
let me finish. Despite all I’ve said to the contrary, you’ve been right with
pushing me. My anger is causing me to fight