Sienna’s POV
How could they have joined without him claiming her? How had nobody told me that? A joining without a mark was barely a joining in our world. It could be broken much easier. It meant Darius had kept one foot outside the door from the beginning. Maya looked away like she did not want to talk about it, so I let it rest. But as things stood, they were both free without the mark. That made everything worse.
“He can have a harem of lovers if he wants,” Maya said bitterly.
That was true. Darius was an Alpha. Only Alphas were allowed that kind of madness so they could produce strong heirs. The lovers would all bear children, and the strongest pup would take the position. It was rarely practised in our time, and I had never met an Alpha with a harem instead of a Luna, but the law s
