[His chest is heaving, fingers shaking against her. This isn't right. Persephone. She really was in her own way. He had led her astray. She didn't sleep. She whispered demons names in her sleep, possessed and pained and hurt. But she is his, he has won her over with his tapes and his reason and his logic.

His fingers up her cheek and he kisses her hard, hungry on her mouth before wrenching away from her.]

...Alex. Alex this isn't how I wanted to this to happen something is wrong you're not normally this...

[good]

...subservient.

You shouldn't be. You should be. You should be to me, only to me because you are mine do you understand that you are mine and I want you by my side through the end of the world Alex Reagan because you are my Persephone but I want...I want a partner. I -

[A mate. Fuck it. He moves to kiss her again, unnatural strength filling his limbs as he holds her against him.]