listening to his heartbeat and mentally cataloguing how she currently felt. There was a throbbing sensation in her shoulder; it was somewhat painful but which her mind registered it as being wonderful. He wouldn’t need to scent mark her daily any longer. When his teeth broke the skin over her scent glands, his saliva had penetrated the gland, and her scent would reflect his on its own. Depending on how hard he’d bitten her, and how much his teeth had damaged the gland, the effect would last for weeks or months before it healed and went away. Hermione suspected the bite would only last for a few weeks at most. It was abundantly clear that he