Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
"You will stay here. You will eat. You will bathe. And in three days, when the Red Moon is at its peak, you will be 'Reclaimed.' The violet mark of the Donor will be washed away, and you will become the Mother of the Southern Pack."
"I will never be yours," I spat.
Malphas smiled, and for a second, his human face slipped. His teeth were too many, and they were all sharp.
"You don't have a choice, Alice. Without the Aethel-Corp to balance your 'Origin' code, your body is a ticking time bomb. If you aren't claimed by an Alpha soon, the power inside you will burn you from the inside out. You’ll turn back into ink, and this time, there will be no one to write you back."