Chapter 33

    It is not too long after the tattoo appears that things start to calm down. The flame that is refining her body slowly dissipates into nothing and amazingly her skin that looked like copper fades back to her previous milky skin color. Only this time it has a bit of redness to it, like very mild sunburn or flushed from arousal. Unfortunately for Flannery, the tattoos do not fade or disappear, leaving her with bright blue markings. Her hair is still shiny and a bit more flame colored than crimson with hardly noticeable highlights of yellow and orange.

    As the last of the flames disappear, Flannery falls forward, causing me to quickly catch her. I notice that her body feels cooler than mine, but also warm, like she is giving off heat. As I look her over, I notice some stuff that looks like dirt on her body so I decide that a shared shower while she is out is in order. I take my time washing her body, checking out all the changes that happened to her. Besides the changes I have already noticed, I find that her pores are much smaller, similar to my own, giving her a flawless look almost to what I would jokingly call a jade beauty. I hear a small groan as I feel life come back into her body. Her eyes flutter open and a pair of ruby eyes that seem to shimmer like a moving flame lock onto mine and I give her a small smile.

    “Good morning babe, how are you feeling?” I ask her gently.

    “Like a herd of Tauros just ran over me.” She answers while snuggling into me as the water continues to splash over us. “Mmmnm, comfy. Do you know what happened? Last I remember, you were doing your part as a human humidifier and then next thing I know, all I can feel is heat and pain.”

    “Well, I think I unlocked your aura but I’m not sure. I went through something similar about a year ago. That is why I need to wear my skimpy outfits.”

    “Wait, does that mean I have to wear slutty clothes as well?” She frowns a little at the thought of having to wear revealing clothing.

    “Well sorry for having to dress like a slut just to be normal.” I pout and turn my head away playfully.

    “W-wait! That’s not what I meant! I’m sorry!” I keep my head turned away with my cheeks puffed out trying to maintain my pout and suppress a smile. “Baabe, come on... I’m sorry.” Flannery whines with a pitiful look. I give her a hug before busting out into a fit of giggles.

    “I’m only kidding. I just couldn’t resist.” She turns her head with a huff, giving me a view of her adorable pouting face. I kiss along her wet neck lovingly with a smile on my lips. A few minutes of comfortable silence pass before she speaks up again.

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    “I don’t know.”

    “What!?” She snaps her head back to look at me. Her eyes search mine looking for another joke.

    “Frost. My dear, darling, Frost.” She starts with a quiet questioning tone. “What is this?”

    “Your pants, what else could they be?”

    “I know these are my pants,” she shakes the waist of her pants before continuing, “I mean, what is this mark?”

    “What mark? I mean I see all the marks I left on your body last night if that is what you mean?” I answer while deflecting the question with a mostly true statement.

    “Not those marks, I rather enjoy them. I mean this blue mark that looks suspiciously like a tattoo. A very lewd tattoo at that.” She narrows her shimmering ruby eyes at me as if daring me to dodge the question again.

    “Umm, well you see..” I start quietly. “Mybloodlinemighthavedonesomething.” She raises an eyebrow at me but stays silent still waiting for my answer. “Itsamatemark.”

    “It’s a what?”

    “I might have unintentionally marked you as my mate.” I finally tell her clearly. I’m only guessing what happened but something within me feels like this is the right answer. I don’t have any control over my bloodline or aura so who knows what really happened but I hope I can have some control unless I mark another by accident. Not that I want another girl... I really like Flannery, I don’t need anyone else.

    “By mate you mean...”

    “Yes”

    “Huh... Not sure what to think about that...” She trails off as she finishes putting on her pants. A moment later, I see her sweating profusely and her face starts to flush. “Is it just me, or does the room feel rather suffocating? It’s hard to breathe.” She begins to breathe hard and lets out a hot breath that sends a cloud of steam from her lips like she was smoking. She is smoking hot, but that is besides the point at the moment.

    I step over to her and quickly pull her shirt, quickly followed by her bra, off and I see the sweat start to disappear and her breathing slows down to a normal pace. I give her a small smirk.

    “Looks like I’m not the only one that is going to be wearing less than normal.”