Mated To My Brother-In-Law
She had seen through me from the moment I knocked on her door.
“Yes,” I whispered. “He’s mine, and knowing I can't fully have him with how much the mate bond is gnawing at me makes me want to blow everything up.”
Hilda nodded slowly, as if she had expected nothing less. She closed her eyes, and for a moment, the cottage seemed to grow darker. The fire dimmed, and I felt something shift in the air.
When Hilda opened her eyes again, they were no longer pale blue. They were black. Entirely, utterly black, like voids cut into her eyes, and I could not look away.