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Noah

   It's time to talk to Hope's parents about marking her and moving her in. I know this won't go over well. She is as nervous about this discussion as me. I decide that I need to be the mature one and tell them what I have planned. "I know you love and care for Hope immensely.  And so do I." I say, looking at both of them.  They nod of course.  "The next step is that I mark her." 

   "What does that mean exactly?" Asks her dad.  He doesn't look happy. Tempest jumps into the conversation quickly. "Like this."  She tells him while showing him the faded mark on her neck.  Mine will definitely not be like that. Hers is only less visible because she lost her mate. But I wont mention that right now. Asher leans over to his wife and takes a good look at the mark.  "I always wondered about that. You never did explain what happened there."

   "The marking will allow me to communicate