Ellie stopped her hand mid air on her way to bring her drink to her lips and gawked. “Are you serious?” “I thought you said you didn’t get drunk like humans?” Jordan continued to cough into a napkin. A waitress placed a glass of water in front of her with some napkins. “Right now you sound pretty drunk to me.” “I don’t get drunk. Stop acting like you don’t know what I’m talking about. I’m sure by now you know about being marked. You and Aric have been glued at the hip, or better said, the crotch,” she giggled, “for the past few weeks. At some point, he had to have discussed your marking.” “What marking?” Surprise lit Ellie’s gaze. “He really didn’t tell you?” Panic started to build inside her. Had Aric kept something important from her? “No. Tell me what? Stop hedging and talk already

