The five years were up and he came to claim her. Savannahs fears however were not gone especially after seeing him banish a vampire. So close to turning the first time they came together in passion Gregori felt the animal and knew he had waited to long. He told her to kill him when the monster was done but Savannah pulled him from the darkness into the light. He came back and said the words that would bind them for all time.

Still unsure of there bound and now sacred of making love Gregori worked to show her the pleasure in making love. When he tried to rule her she rebelled until she merged fully within his mind and saw everything he was. Gregori thought that she belonged to another and that perhaps she would never truly love him. He thought he had manipulated their union. She showed him how to laugh and helped ease his grief. She made him realize that they were true lifemates and in doing so built a relationship so strong that he could keep nothing from her ever.