Ava’s POV:

"What do you mean?" I ask, still shocked.

Mia looks at me and sighs. "I told you about reading the Elder's books. I read that your ancestor never marked her mate," she says. "Did your mother ever mark your father?"

I look back at her as silence fills the room.

Mia approaches and stands before me, her eyes searching mine for something.

My father never allowed my mother to mark him - he claimed it was for her ...