Chapter 17

Harper

I smiled at Elias as he glared at the people over my shoulder, a low growl in his throat. We were back in the library after a quick shower and getting dressed. And now my top was sitting on one of the tables while the others were looking at the new glowy design on my back.

“It’s marvellous,” Aaron said as he prodded my back over and over. Elias growled again, and I squeezed his hand gently. I knew, due to me being his mate, that he was a tad possessive but he really seemed to be caught up in it right now. He looked up at me and I saw the demon flash behind his eyes.

“Sorry,” he whispered and cleared his throat. Then he looked over my shoulder at Aaron.

“I watched it as it formed,” he said, “It was really dim at first, like barely an outline, a blink and you miss it. But then the shine got brighter.”

“Oh Harper, it’s so pretty,” Katie said, and I sighed.

“I wouldn’t know,” I said. “I can’t see it properly.” Elias had drawn my attention to the mark in the shower together and