Chapter 55: Summoned
Malakai's POV
When I stepped into the living room, I found Mariah seated with one leg crossed over the other. I gestured toward my office, preferring the privacy there.
“I came as soon as I could,” she said, settling into the chair across from me and crossing one leg over the other as usual. “Did something go wrong with her training?”
“No problem with the training,” I said. I’d gotten my ass kicked, but it was nothing compared to the progress she made. “It’s just... something strange happened.”
Mariah nodded, listening closely. Her lips, painted dark, pressed together in quiet concentration. Everything about her was dark—from her skin to her clothes—the only contrast being the few grey strands in her black hair.
I paused, recalling how extraordinary my mate ha
