---*Chapter 9: The Pack Finds Out*I didn’t sleep.How could I?The black mark on my neck throbbed with every heartbeat. Kieran’s mark. Kieran’s curse. And by dawn, the whole pack would know.I stood in front of the cracked mirror in the omega dorm, hair covering my neck. It didn’t help. You could still see the edge of it, dark and ugly against my skin. Like a brand. Like shame.“Who bit you?”I spun around. Tasha. My roommate. 15 years old and already cruel.“Nobody,” I lied, pulling my collar higher.She laughed. “Liar. That’s a mate mark. A black one. That’s an Alpha bite.” Her eyes narrowed. “Whose is it?”Before I could answer, the dorm doors slammed open.Three warriors. Behind them, Alpha Kieran.The room went silent.“Everyone out,” he ordered. His voice had no emotion. “Now.”Girls scrambled, tripping over each other to leave. Tasha shot me one last look - smug, knowing - before she ran.Now it was just me and him.Kieran didn’t look at me. He looked at the floor, at the
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