ALPHA Arthur: The Mate Who Lied
It was a precise, three-inch mark—raised, pink, and undeniably clinical.
"What is that?" Lucian’s voice dropped to a whisper. He leaned in, his pupils dilating. "Phin, what the fuck did you do?"
"While you were busy unconscious on that rug, hallucinating about our 'forever,' I had the Aurelius surgeons earn their keep," Phineas said, his voice flat and rhythmic. He traced the scar with a gloved finger. "They call it a 'Severance.' It’s a delicate procedure. They go in, they find the metaphysical anchor where the pack-bond grafts onto the cardiac muscle, and they snip it. Clean. Irreversible."