Kael's pov For one suspended heartbeat, we only looked at each other, the bond stretched almost thin between us now yet still humming, alive, pulsing, heated. My Lycan surged forward with a snarl and every instinct in me pushed me on brink's edge, forcing me to claim her. The urge flooded my veins, hot and merciless, my body already leering towards her.But all I could feel was rage and repulsion all in that instance. I wanted to rip that skin where a burning mate mark that wasn't mine sat.She hadn't said a word since but it was inevitable. She knew. I saw the exact moment it hit her- her pupils flaring, blue eyes which tore through the darkness, like she was staring at my very soul, her fingers at her sides curling into her dress, her bare feet, pushing through the dirt. My nostrils flare.Her scent spiked sharp and wild. When her eyes met mine again, she staggered back, her face draining of color. Not from fear, but something which looked like it. Mortification."No- " she whispe
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