Sable's POV
"What do you mean, warned you about?" I asked.
Bram's grip on my wrist didn't loosen. If anything it got tighter, like he was trying to keep me from disappearing before he finished saying whatever was stuck in his throat.
"Bram." Rook's voice cut in, sharp. "Let go of her arm."
"She's got the mark," Bram said, ignoring him. "The one everybody's been talking about since the rogues hit the east ridge. They said Ironclaw's Alpha used the Words on some girl."
"That's enough," Rook said. "You're in shock. You're not thinking straight."
"I'm thinking fine." Bram's eyes finally left my collarbone and found my face instead. "Who told you to come here?"
"Nobody told me anything," I said. "I ran. Ivy found me."
He didn't look convinced, but the fight seemed to drain out of him al
