The moment I opened my eyes, I knew something was wrong. I felt… different. My body was still thrumming with the remnants of something primal, something I couldn't place. My senses were sharper, more heightened, as though I’d just been through the most intense battle of my life. But this wasn’t exhaustion—no, this was something worse. Something powerful. Then I felt it. A searing burn on my neck, right where my mate mark should be. My heart slammed into my ribs, a sickening realization dawning on me as my fingers shot up to touch the spot. No. It couldn't be. My blood turned to ice as my fingers brushed over the tender, swollen skin. I sat up so fast my head spun. The scent of s*x was thick in the air. And then I saw her. Lying there beside me, tangled in my sheets like she belong

