Chapter 0377

"But he didn't mark me," I whisper.

"But he might," Luca says, his brows going up.

And I don't say anything - not a word. Because honestly, this morning? If Jackson had offered me his mark, I'd have taken it. It was that intense, that real between us. It always has been.

But...how can I tell Luca that without breaking his heart?

How can I tell Luca that I want his mark too? That I want both of them, not one or the other?

I just stare down at my gorgeous, heartbroken mate, and sigh. Because I don't know what to do.

"I don't know if I can do this, Ariel, Luca whispers, his eyes drifting shut. "If you're sleeping with him - or close enough to it that he's scent marking you, which we all know is this incredibly intimate act...I don't know if I can do this."

My lip starts to shake with dread, with horror. Because..I mean, is Luca rejecting me?

up, frantic, at my brother and my cousin, not knowing what to do. Silently, I beg them for

I'm terrified that I'm about to lose my mate- and if I do, my heart will shatter into a

Rafe says, stepping forward, his

his arm from Rafe's shoulder, looking around, worried. Jackson stays quite still at his

almost to pant with worry, not knowing what

as he goes, watching me with anxiety all over his face, sensing that I'm out of answers and desperate for a solution.

talking about?" "Well," Rafe continues, spreading out a hand. "Luca...is having trouble dealing with the idea that Jackson might mark Ariel. So....what if we agreed

falls open and Jackson snaps his head

amends as Luca looks up at him, at all of us. "Neither will Luca. No marks. Not...not until Ariel makes her choice. Which," he says,

Because, I mean, we only made that agreement a few days ago, but in that short time my bonds with both of my mates have only grown exponentially. The idea, now,

honestly,

I

"Yes," I whisper.

He sits up a little

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