Chapter 51

Silas asked me to stay in the room as he rushed to meet the guards. I rolled out of bed and gasped, seeing a red bruise mark on my neck. “What the hell?” 

“Silas has marked you as his mate.” 

“Why does he have to mark me? I am his fated mate?” As I grabbed my scattered clothes from the floor and ran my fingers through my hair, I asked Celeste. As I heard our pack's elders and Drake gather, I stalked down the hallway.

"It's Ritual, Elena. The Alpha marks his Luna to let the rest of the pack know you're an official mate. Just like humans do, marriage," Celeste explained.

“Ms. Haye…” Emma trailed off, seeing the mark on my neck. I earned four more pairs of eyes staring at the mark, bringing my hair to cover the mark as it made me uneasy at their stares. Drake's sadness and jealousy are clear, but he hides them when he sees me looking at him. Silas, Yuri, and Mac followed their way in, and my eyes and Pack elders looked quizzically toward