"Claiming and marking are two different things in my pack." Riley said with a small shrug. "My mate is mine, I don't need to wound her to prove it." At the urging of Tao's hand, he slid his mouth back down the length of Tao's torso. He let out a low growl and adjusted himself so that he was straddling one of the vampire's legs, kneeling, his head bowed to lap small circles over Tao's skin. The top sheet slid over his back and it felt nice and cool, like Tao's skin. "Plenty of vampires feed without getting attached, you know." He continued, "I don't see why it should be so personal. It's just eating, isn't it?"