The Alpha's Prickly Porcupine
I tilt my head further, offering the vulnerable arch of my neck where his mark will bind us together across lifetimes, sealing our devotion in a way that no external force can ever break or dissolve.
My pulse races with joyful anticipation, and a soft sigh escapes my lips as I feel the intoxicating heat of his breath brush against my skin, signaling the final, beautiful transformation of our shared destiny. As Daryl reaches out to seal my submission with his mark, the ceremonial fire pit suddenly explodes with a violent, putrid green flame, revealing a charred, skeletal messenger bird clutching a cursed scroll.