BLOODLINE
"Or she must be expelled. Those are the only options. You know the Law. A female with the marker cannot roam free. She is a beacon. She calls the old things. The burned Mate cursed us—her bloodline is a summons."
"She knows nothing of curses," I said.
"Then teach her," Vira spoke for the first time. Her voice was neutral, clinical. "Mark her. Bind her. Make her Pack, and the curse is broken. The bloodline is contained. Or—" she paused, choosing her words with care, "—send her away. Beyond the territory. Let the River Clan have her, if they will. But she cannot stay here, unmarked and unprotected, with the full moon two nights away."
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