Chapter 48: Marked

Harlow

After we pulled up to Cyrus's house on his bike, he picked me up and carried me inside. It made me think of the first time he'd done that before we'd made love. Turning on the living room lamp, he sat me down on the couch and planted a kiss on my lips.

"Wait here a minute," he whispered, and he headed into the bedroom.

I was becoming nervous. I'd have been lying if I said I wasn't, but I was also excited for what was to come. I would be like Cyrus and the rest of the pack members soon. If everything went right… It had to. Cyrus was going to be my mate, and it felt impossible that our love couldn't withstand my first shift. It made me feel invincible.

Regardless of how sure I felt, my knees were shaking. I placed my hand on my neck, where my mating mark would be.

"Oh, God," I muttered. My pulse quickened, and I tried to force myself to keep my breathing steady. My mating mark… This was really happening.

Then I felt Cyrus's familiar touch on my arm, and it had an immediate c