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

sits up straight in the bed, shaking her head

still, staring at her, wondering what

staring at me in awe, "did you did Jackson

me, and thinks that Jackson gave me his

guess this

starts to scramble out of bed, tripping towards me, her hand reaching for the neckline

hand away. She goes still, staring at me, not understanding. "He just... scent marked me. I didn't know it was going to

me for a long moment and

my shoulders slumping. "Is it seriously

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

morning." I mutter, slumping down on the edge of my

the same, sitting across from me, one eyebrow raised. "Does this have anything to do

falling open and staring at her a bit. "Are you...are you serious? Through

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

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