"No, no…Vaughn, I told you…"
I felt my beast whine in heartbreak that she did not want our mate. Why was she afraid to be marked?
Why did she look like she had experienced something painful from being marked?
“I can’t remember anything…it feels like my memory has gone blank…and I can’t feel my wolf!” she said, panicked, and that’s when I calmed myself.
This wasn’t about me but her. I needed to ease her worries, and so I decided to keep the part of her shift and wings a secret.
“Rivenna, look at me. It's okay...it's just a mark." I said, telling myself to believe it also.
“The mating ceremony is over. Trust me, I will not leave you," I told her.
I could see her fighting her doubts, like she had been extremely hurt before, and now she was trying her best to trust me.
She bit her lip,
