Marked by

e crawling all over her. She sat in the dark room, sobbing, wondering why she had

? The moon goddess must be playing a cruel joke on her, giving her

s he drew closer, suffocating her with his arrogance. He was always followed by his gua

he saw the desire of a man ready and willi

il as always but there was that commanding note that said

She moved backward while crushing h

laring at him while her face revealed

a few strides. "Your rejection means nothing until I accept

rough her body, a mix of revulsion and

el's grip was unyielding. She kicked at him, desperation giving her stre

his voice softening slightly, almost

r for both of us if

her eyes burning with defiance. "You'r

n hardened. "As you

and quickly to his feet, Hana just stood still, her breath having been taken away by this rather abrupt ac

not budge as he overpowered her. She tried to fight and twist o

that she was already becoming familiar with. Even if you try to ri

e despised herself for it, for feeling anything other than hate for this man who had reduced her to nothi

curve of her neck with the back of his hand while his fingers threaded through he

in herself more than saying i

from her delicate flesh. "This is the way it h

instinctively away from the source, but Jarrel held her firmly in place. The pain quickly turned i

ng controlled. The bond amplified everything-her anger, her despair, and the unwanted pull towards Jarrel. She

lutching her neck where he had bitten her. The mark throbbed, a physical reminder of her new real

of triumph and something almost tender. "You ar

d, her voice breaking. "I wi

econd before it was replaced with h

nt," he went on. "That does not cha

sank to the floor buried her head in her hands, and cried her heart out. The mark on her neck thr

ushing her spirit. She despised the bond, despised how it had allowed her to feel something for the ma

needed to clean it off, she looked around