What followed was a pin drop silence and Anaya's even breathing. Those words fell like hailstones.
"W-What do you mean by that? How can a mark result in such a thing?" Easton asked, half expecting Arnold to be joking.
But Arnold was not in the position to joke right now. All he could think about was Anaya's health.
"It's true. I know this because Callen told me. His great grandmother or someone from his family was an Elemental. It was many years ago. After being marked by her mate, she lost her powers completely. None of her offspring were born Elementals, until Callen," Arnold said.
"But how can a mark do that?" Roman wondered out loud. His eyes were focused on Anaya all this time. He couldn't help but feel like he had committed a grave crime and deserved to be hung for it.
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