I think I’d give it all up in a heartbeat.
I’d chase her to the ends of the earth.
And I’d kill anyone who got in my way.
Now you’re thinking clearly.
John’s movement caught my eye as he leaned closer to stoke the fire with a branch. He was rubbing his chest too, but that wasn’t what made my nostrils flare.
On the back of his right shoulder were two perfect crescent fresh scars, still pink from the bite that hadn’t healed over.
I looked at it in confusion, trying to understand what was staring me in the face. “Why are you here if you already have a mating mark?”
7
Aspen
I woke with a start, clutching my hand over my heart. That was the strangest dream. I’d been running through the woods and crashed into a freezing river. But I wasn’t quite drowning. It was more like floating and I
