"Legally married. And fully marked."
Mr. Sterling's announcement brought death to the grand foyer with his first uttered word. My legs gave out. Dominic used his quick reflexes to catch my waist which saved me from falling with Ethan into the marble floor.
I managed to speak despite my heart racing inside my chest. You mean... a mating bite? You want us to...
Sterling said to me with solemnity that he would not look at me. The Alpha must officially claim his mate through a bite which establishes marriage under pack law. The union requires you to have his permanent mark on your neck before the Elders arrive on Sunday. They will declare the marriage a fraud if you do not have his permanent mark on your neck. The boy will be taken from them.
I held sleeping Ethan closer to my body. I refu
