81 | The Mate Bond

After a few seconds, Natalie lifted her head so she could rest her chin on Dominic's chest, but then realized he had rolled them over and she was lazed over him. "I -" Nothing more came out. She was in shock and that shock had taken away her ability to speak. She could have told herself that what was happening was the imprinting bond beginning to develop, but she knew it would be a lie. She knew that what was happening was more than that, knew it as sure as she knew that she needed oxygen to survive – it was a knowing that basic and primitive. A bond was developing between them alright, but it wasn't an imprinting or etching bond. It was the true mate bond.