Chapter 0381

Daphne.

Daphne, the gorgeous, clever, talented, funny redhead my brother is dating. The girl he's absolutely going to have to break up with the moment his mate comes on the scene.

I lift my hand and press my face miserably against it. God, how could I have been so callous, so unthinking to make a joke about his future mate? When he's been so, so nice and considerate to me this entire time?

God, I'm such a jerk.

"Ari?"

I drop my hand when I hear Daphne's sleepy voice and tuck my emotions away. I don't need to make her day miserable too, after all.

"Hey, Daph," I whisper with a sigh as I push the door shut behind me. "Go back to sleep, I didn't mean to wake you

open, and sits up straight in the bed, shaking her head to clear

still, staring at her,

staring at me in awe,

my head hanging back on my neck as I realize what happened - that Daphne scented me, and thinks that Jackson gave me his mark. Seriously, is it that strong!? I thought just Alphas

guess this

towards me, her hand reaching for the neckline of Jackson's gigantic black

I say with an exasperated sigh, smacking her hand away. She goes still, staring at me, not understanding. "He just... scent marked me. I didn't

a long

whine, my shoulders slumping. "Is

my god, Ariel," she says, crossing her arms and shaking her head at me. "If

a night, and one hell of a morning." I mutter,

across from me, one eyebrow raised. "Does this have anything to do with Luca tearing through the

and staring at her a bit.

"He was... not subtle, Ariel. And he's fast -

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