Chapter 48

Lucian

I woke to the soft rustle of pages.

Mara was sitting beside me, her legs tucked under her, reading like the world outside didn’t exist. She looked so calm, so

completely at home.

I sat up slowly, blinking the sleep from my eyes. Then I saw it-the mark on her neck. My mark. It wasn’t a dream.

A quiet smile pulled at my lips.

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