Mated at midnight
He backed up until he hit the edge of the desk, eyes wide.
“The mark. Omegas are born with a sigil—something ancient, embedded in the skin. It usually stays dormant unless triggered by proximity to a fated Alpha.”
He froze. “A what?”
I didn’t answer. I stepped closer.
He didn’t move away this time. He had no space to.
Slowly, hesitantly, he turned and tugged up the back of his oversized hoodie. My breath caught.
There it was.
Faint, like ink bleeding through paper—an old rune curled low between his shoulder blades. Almost invisible… but glowing faintly in the moonlight slanting through my window.