“Mom, he really is a good man. He doesn’t abuse me, hell he’s never even yelled at me. Just today he bought me a new phone and laptop. I was only able to video chat with you because of him.” Kiara held up the new phone box seeing Zander had left to set up the phone for her.
“Really? You promise me that you are telling me the truth?” Martha persisted, her gaze drawn to her daughter's throat.
"Yes,” Kiara assured her.
“Then tell me why your neck is still unmarked? Hmm? Didn’t he tell us that he’d picked you as his chosen mate?” Martha pointed out. Kiara’s hand trembled as she ran it along the spot on her neck where she would wear her mark. She’d forgotten that she’d told her family that. Adira signaled to Kiara to continue to act normally, but it was already too late. Their mother had bu
