Hallow's Edge
I say carefully, “we place our hand over the marking spot—usually the shoulder or collarbone. Our magic flows into our mate, and theirs flows into us. It creates a mark that looks like a tattoo.”
Her eyes widen. “A magical tattoo?”
“Exactly.” I pull out my phone and scroll to a picture I’ve seen a hundred times, my dad’s mark on his shoulder, a swirling pattern of light and shadow intertwined with my mom’s. I turn the screen toward her. “This is my dad’s,” I say softly.
Raven’s breath catches. “It’s beautiful,” she whispers.
“It’s permanent,” I add. “It’s sacred. It’s… everything.”
She looks up at me, eyes shining. And the matebond hums between us, warm, steady, patient. Not rushing. Not dem
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