*River* I blink in disbelief, staring at the mark on Dust’s hip as if it might disappear if I look away. My heart races, excitement and wonder coursing through me. How could I have missed this before? I had been so consumed by our intimacy, by the way she fit against me, that I hadn’t noticed the mark that now seems to shimmer with a life of its own. “Dust,” I say, my voice barely above a whisper, as I try to make sense of this discovery that… Well makes everything make sense, “this changes everything.” She shakes her head, her expression a mixture of confusion and fear. “No, River. I’m just a wolfless omega. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I shake my head in disbelief, the truth dawning on me like the first rays of dawn breaking over the horizon. “No, listen to me. Lycans d

