I touched the mark that Emanuel so insensitively put on my body. A forever type of mark, tying me to him for all eternity.

I was his now.

An Alpha could, and often chose, to have multiple chosen mates-- some even took mistresses on the side but they weren't marked and would never step out from the shadows with the Alpha. It was something they agreed upon before the affair ever began. A girl, however, could have only one mark on her body and therefor only one mate. Til this day ...