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and waited for the others to join them. One by one
the SUVs filled up. Night and David took the
trailer. Hawk drove the other SUV. Buzz climbed
into the driver s side of theirs, with Eagle as his
front passenger.
Buzz turned around.  Is everyone ready to go?
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Sixteen hours in a car with Buzz. Not even
fucking close.
Buzz started the SUV and floored it. Fuck, this
was going to be an interesting trip.
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allon moaned as he opened his eyes. The plain
F
white ceiling was a good indicator that he was
in a smaller sized bedroom. His brain fired up,
and he remembered driving up to Michigan. He
fucking wanted to choke the life out of Buzz and
his snarky attitude. When the asshat had pulled
over to look at a dead squirrel, he d taken the
driver s seat and driven off. Night was still pissed
at him for having to pick up a stranded Buzz, but
it was well worth it not to listen to him.
Rolling over, Fallon lay on top of Raven.
Raven grunted.  What the hell are you doing?
 Starting out our morning on a good note.
Fallon began sucking and licking a path up.
Raven wrapped his arms around Fallon and
whispered,  I wish you were mine.
Wait.
Fallon pulled back to stare down at Raven.
 What makes you think I m not yours?
 It s just with the others, they have&  Raven
shook his head.
Fallon broke into his mind.  You think because
I don t have some horrible birthmark on me that
I m not yours.
Raven shoved Fallon.  Hey, didn t we already
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discuss that? No digging into the thoughts.
 Well, talk to me. Fallon waved his hand in
irritation.
 It didn t sound right out loud. Raven stood
up and began to pace.
 Then you know I m yours as you are mine and
an ugly birthmark doesn t matter. I love you,
that s all that counts. Fallon sat up and watched
Raven continue to pace.
It wasn t enough for Raven. He watched his
friends, saw them find mates that were destined to
be together. Raven gave that all up for him.  Do
you love me? Fallon whispered.
Raven whipped his head around and stared at
Fallon. There was a moment of silence before he
whispered softly,  I love you.
 Come sit on the bed with me then. Fallon
scooted back and made room for Raven to sit
across from him.
Removing his shirt, he waited until Raven got
situated.  I won t wear Athena s mark, but I ll
wear yours.
Fallon held out his arms and summoned the
image to be permanently tattooed onto his arms.
He made sure Raven watched as both of his arms
darkened to have wrist to elbow sleeves of ravens
taking flight. Around the wrist, the ravens were so
tight they overlapped but at the elbow, dispersed
enough to see skin.
Fallon summoned a short sleeve shirt so that
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when they went down for breakfast, everyone
would be able to see who he belonged to. So what
if he was a god? He was damn proud to belong to
the love of his life.
 Now turnabout is fair play. Can I mark you as
mine? Fallon reached out and brushed Raven s
hair back.
There was no hesitation.  Yes. All I have is
something to signify that I m Athena s warrior. I d
love to bear the mark you d gift me with. Raven
reached down and pulled his shirt off.
Fallon thought for a moment and using his
godhood, summoned the same tattoo but started
them at Raven s solid shoulders with the ravens
scattering up into his neck.
Raven jumped out of bed and went to the
mirror in the bathroom.
Raven turned to look at him,  It s ravens?
 That s right. The raven is my symbol as a god.
You were always meant to be mine. Fallon came
up and wrapped his arms around his lover,
placing a kiss on the new mark.
Raven stared at him in the mirror. He could see
his arms and Raven s neck together. They looked
good, damn good.  I love you. I always will.
Fallon kissed the nape of Raven s neck again.  I
love you too.
Pulling back, Fallon tugged Raven out of the
bathroom, summoning a black tank top for Raven.
He wanted everyone to see.  Come on, let s get
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breakfast, and then we can come back and shower
later.
 You re on. Raven opened up the door, and
the two of them walked out.
* * * *
Raven knew it was a bit dopey of him, but he
couldn t wait to go downstairs and show the
others his new marks. Most importantly, he
couldn t wait for the others to see the tattoos on
Fallon. To know Fallon was willing to make such a
big change, just for him, meant the world to
Raven. A year ago, Raven would have laughed in
somebody s face had they told him that he would
be giddy in love. With one of the biggest badasses
in existence, too. Who would have thought it? All
this time, Raven had thought he would be the boss
in the relationship. Yet he had the feeling that,
even if he were to top Fallon, the god would still
be calling the shots and be in charge of the
situation from beginning to end.
They both got dressed in their leathers and
went downstairs to face the others. As they
approached the kitchen, Raven could tell by the
chattering of voices that most of the warriors and
their mates were already there. He hoped that
they weren t in for another round of razzing from
the group. Okay, so maybe he and Fallon were a
bit loud, but that wasn t going to change anytime
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soon. So they just better get used to it.
As soon as they walked in and everybody
looked at them, the room grew so silent that one
could have heard a pigeon pass gas. And by that,
Raven meant a real pigeon, not a Bird of Prey one.
Not that pigeons were Birds of Prey. They all
gawked at Fallon s tattoos and the new ones on
Raven s neck, like they were horns or something.
Finally, Raven couldn t take it anymore.  Since
Fallon is a god, these are our mating marks.
Buzz moaned.  Shit, does this mean we have to
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