Isabella felt a burning sensation grow from where Alexander's teeth had sunk into and spread through to the rest of her body. She fell to her knees as soon as he pulled away and began gasping for air.
"W-Why?"
"Why what? I was supposed to mark you soon anyways. I just decided to speed things up."
"W-Wat—" she began coughing, "—ter!"
"EDWARD!"
Isabella's vision began to blur so she couldn't see her surroundings. She did however; hear the old man's feet patter closer and closer to her.
"Sire?"
"I was told that if you mark someone who isn't bound to you, they die. Is this correct?"
"It is."
"I also happened to come across some information that informed me that if you don't finish the marking process, that said person will suffer immense pain but won’t die. Is there any truth
