Maria POV
Noah hits the floor and I scream. I can hear someone beating on my bedroom door. When I panicked, I mind linked my mom. I grab a shirt and shorts and quickly throw them on. I lay a blanket over Noah and answer the door. My mom and dad rush in.
“What happened?!” my parents yell at the same time.
I’m speechless. I’ve never been so reckless and scared in my life. I kneel down beside Noah. Thank goodness he still has a pulse. I look up and meet my mother’s eyes.
“Mom” I sobbed. “I marked him.”
Her eyes are of understanding and sadness, but my dad is outraged.
“You did what?! I told you to reject the boy, not mark him! Maria, do you have any idea what you have done?”
I can’t help the ugly sob that rings out of me. I’m terrified. Noah didn’t know anything abo
