The Blood Alpha’s Captive Mate
"You've seen it."
"No."
"You reacted."
His stare hardened. For several seconds, neither of us moved. Then he exhaled through his nose and sat back slightly.
"Two crowns facing opposite directions appear in old stories about divided rule."
"There were marks around the circle too," I continued. "Eight lines, I think. They came out from the edges like rays."
His brows pulled together.
"Eight?"
"Yes."
He went quiet. I watched him think. Even now, despite everything, there was something infuriatingly beautiful about him like this. Hair falling around his face, bare shoulders tense, mouth still swollen from—