Her body arched in his arms, their auras colliding in a storm of heat and energy. The curse twisted, broke, then bound them together instead, wolf to wolf, and soul to soul.
Her scream melted into a gasp as her mark burned into life on the curve of her neck, mirrored by his own.
This was the forbidden mating mark.
And in that moment, when death and love blurred into one, their wolves intertwined completely.
The bond was sealed and the blood pact turned sacred.
Their fates, their instincts, their very souls, irrevocably tied forever.
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[End of Flashback]
Yueshuang jerked awake with a cry, her hand flying to her neck where the faint trace of that ancient mark still pulsed beneath her skin. Her chest heaved as tears welled up, the truth dawning like dawnlight through fog.
"You… you marked me…" she whispered, voice breaking. " We… we mated that night."
