It was then a jolt of electrifying sparks burst across my skin, igniting my nerves.
My fingers rose shakily towards the warmth blooming at my neck and I froze-A mate's mark.
No ordinary Alpha could leave a mark like that and claim another wolf's mate, only the strongest wolf can.
"This"I whispered choking bitterly "What does Lycan King Darius want from me…you claimed me why?"
My breathing slowed as his gaze held mine careful as if I might fracture.
"Alpha Zyan murdered someone under my protection. By that act alone, the Blood Moon Pack became my enemy."
His gaze sharpened. "You are their Luna. You know their borders, their alliances, their weaknesses. And now you share my enemy, we are perfect as partners Lianna. "
My throat tightened. "So you mark me…turn my life upside down…and call it strategy? "
He didn’t deny it.
"I call it necessity Lianna. Saving your dignity last night was my duty but marking you was a choice."
I looked away, my hand instinctively covering my stomach, grounding myself in the one thing that still belonged to me.
"I need time. "I said quietly. "I can’t give you an answer like this."