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

up straight in the bed, shaking her head to clear

still, staring at

at me in awe, "did you did Jackson

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,

this one isn't

of bed, tripping towards me, her hand reaching for the

me, not understanding. "He just...

a long moment and

my shoulders slumping.

and shaking her head at me. "If he didn't mark you, you must have had one hell of a

of a morning." I mutter, slumping down

raised. "Does this have anything to do with Luca tearing through the palace shouting

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

a little. "He was... not subtle, Ariel. And he's fast - Rafe went after him but...I mean, did he catch him in

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