crackling sound of the fire in the hearth. She glanc

ed between her legs. She grunted

fro

puzzled. "Where am I?" she wondered,

ight together flashed through her mind, a

coming back

shared with him. She remembered the weight of his body on hers as he pleasure

till feel hi

had a mate now, and so it wasn't expected for her to be pure, but she

heeks, she glanced around at h

longer be

down as tears threatened to escape from

ht a mistake?"

he hearth, the dancing embers reflected in her

arth. He had stood so still that when her eyes had

his scars. She had felt them last night, the long scars that ran

oth shared, she had sometimes heard

obsidian cane, while he tightened a leather

ll turned to her, said, "Get dressed." he ordered, hi

eard his cold tone. "Is that it?" she thought, "W

uttered, her voice ba

er and stopped. His sharp gaze noticing her trouble

p back and made herself look smaller. J

irst time being ignored. She had been i

ould t

re not to overstep on his wounded leg. His back

ngle tear dropping from

al. The scorching rays burned her skin slight

night, so everywhere she could spo

e of feet from her. She clenched her

familiar rhythm. She had learned to make herself appear smaller. Growing up,

ien ordered, his tone hard

ith a quick nod. She

eant to be that forceful, but he hated seeing weakness in others, and he wasn't go

Clawhold. It was far enough that it only had a

with Lucien towards her new life, she found

sagging with the weight of last night's heavy snowfall. Aria walked quickly,

here, but the center where they had their mating ceremony was

ling sound of the lively market was one she missed. The market was one of the few places back in her clawhold where she could disappear. Th

bustling clan market, i

tonishment, others were filled with amusement, others had disdain in t

fear in the eyes of the Unblooded

llbloods. It was a story used to scare children and

pired and the m

as typically filled with gammas, walked up to her. Sh

, "We actually have a cursed one here. Did you even get claimed?" she chuckled, her eyes fli

ser. "Collar me surprise. Sh

er warrior, this time a man, called out, "What's

erupted in

muring i

n't even l

ouldn't

nsfers her curse

oke up till the market w

situations like this, she shut down her mind

she took a step backward, her eyes alr

d when she felt a so

es panicked, her lips

had stopped her,