"And perhaps that's for the best."
"At least..."
"For now."
For a moment, I just stared at him.
I didn't understand a word he had just said.
Goddess knows.
But I nodded anyway.
I carefully placed the pendant back around my neck before turning to him again.
"Why can't you remove the mark?" I asked.
Instead of answering...
He asked a question of his own.
"Tell me, child..."
"Why did you mark a man who wasn't your mate?"
I blinked.
"I didn't mean to."
"It was an accident."
His eyes never left mine.
"Was it?"
I frowned.
"I only bit him to draw the poison out."
"I barely broke the skin."
"I never meant to mark him."
He remained silent for a long moment.
Then he leaned back slowly.
"That is exactly what I'm talking about."
My brows knitted together.
"I don't understand.
