The Unwanted Mark

LUNA VESPERIA’S POV

When I woke up, the first thing I felt was a sharp pain in my neck.

My hand went to my neck before my brain caught up. The skin was sore, a little sticky.

“No…” I whispered, but my voice cracked. I pressed my fingers harder against the mark as if I could rub it away, erase it.

But the more I pressed, the stronger it throbbed—steady, like a heartbeat. His heartbeat.

My wolf pur