“He... he’s been sinking his teeth into my inner thigh,” I confessed quietly, my face burning. “And it’s been happening often.”
Alison’s expression shifted from concern to sadness as she understood what that meant. "That’s why you're experiencing such intense heat, Elsa," she said, her voice heavy with sympathy. “He’s been claiming you partially, but he’s refusing to fully complete the bond by wearing your mark or letting you wear his. That’s why your heat is out of control—it’s like your body is stuck halfway. There’s a good chance he’s still fragmented.”
Her words left me confused. "Fragmented?" I asked, not understanding what she meant.
Alison nodded. “Yes, it happens to wolves when their mate dies suddenly, especially when the bond was deep. A part of them is broken, unable to ful
