I wasn't thinking about anything other than the fact he was mine, he was my husband, my — just mine.

[ He knows Yasha called her wife her mate but, being raised by humans, Fjord hesitates to use that word. He's halforc, not ... whatever that would imply, and he has to be careful about that shit because of what he is. ]

The only marks he wore were the ones I gave him and it felt good because he wanted them, not only that but because he wanted them solely from me.