Marked by the Alpha
More importantly, they became a mad rogue, and according to the Old Ways of our species, this was a fate worse than death since there was no coming back from it.
Rogues were outcasts, but being mad made you a danger to yourself and everyone around you. There was no cure, and in the process of straining against Xavier’s Command, Morgan had crossed too far into the other side.
“Layla, go on ahead,” Anya told me. There was a firm set to her jaw as she disengaged herself from me. “If you try to take her on like this you’ll die.”
She was right, but hearing those words out loud didn’t make them any less hurtful. I started to protest, but she cut me off impatiently as Morgan took a step towards us.