Liz growled into the savage kiss, giving herself over to it completely and answering him in kind.  There was no playfulness in this kiss.  It was meant as both a statement of just exactly<em>who</em>she belonged to and<em>where</em>she belonged.  Both of those answers revolved around him.  She was his, mind body and soul, and she belonged at his side.  For those among them who had any doubts, the kiss he gave her would no doubt signal to the snakes among them that she was exactly where she was meant to be and exactly where she would be staying.<br/><br/>When he pulled back from the kiss, a wicked smile spread across her slightly swollen lips as she rested her forehead against his, rubbing her nose against his nose.  "Oh, I was so hoping you'd say that."