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?

cousin, not knowing what to do. Silently, I beg them for help, beg them to intercede -

am at the end of my rope here. And I'm terrified that I'm about to lose my mate- and if I do, my heart will

stepping forward, his face tense, his mind

arm from Rafe's shoulder, looking around, worried. Jackson stays quite still at his place against the wall, not moving

pant with worry, not knowing what my next step

with anxiety all over his face, sensing that I'm out of answers and desperate for a

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

Jackson snaps his head up, growling a little at the

will Luca. No marks. Not...not until Ariel makes her choice. Which," he says, looking hard at me now, "is still the plan.

statement. 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

mean, honestly, it feels....absolutely

I

"Yes," I whisper.

Luca says, murmuring a little as he considers it. He sits up a little straighter next, looking me straight in the eye. "And,

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