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"Lucian, you're scaring me." I whispered.

He tilted his head to the side and squinted his eyes at me. He took a step toward me in which I returned by taking two steps away from him. This process was repeated until my back hit the kitchen wall. He took a few large steps forward and now stood directly in front of me. He placed his hands on my hips and aggressively pushed me further into the wall. His body was now impossibly close to mine.

I couldn't escape. On either side of me where metal shelves holding the kitchen utensils and food. He had me trapped.

I felt him lean down and graze his lips along my jawline and up to my ear.

"Are you still scared, kitten?" He whispered.

I don't know about you, Ava, but I am incredibly turned on. I rolled my eyes and pushed Amara's comment to the side.

I chose to ignore his question.

"Get away from me, Lucian." He growled at my words and squeezed my hips tighter.

"One, I will not take orders from you especially if they keep me from you. Two, If you haven't already noticed, I am not Lucian."

"Then who are you?" I asked.

"My name is Xander. Im Lucians wolf."

Ohh. That's right. I completely forgot about Lucian's wolf. I also forgot that when Lucian's eyes turned black his wolf has full control of his  human body. Amara can't do that. It's either me in control of my human form or Amara in control of my kitten form.

I felt Xander's hand glide its way from my hip to my neck. His hand lightly grazed my collar bone where John's hand had earlier. I shivered at the sensual touch. His touch felt much better than Johns and I couldn't help the moan that escaped past my lips.

His breath fanned my neck before bringing his mouth to my ear.

"I didn't like how that vampire scum was hitting on you." He whispered, "Maybe my scent thats already lingering on you isn't strong enough. I can fix that."

His lips trailed back down to the base of my neck, leaving a light trail of kisses.

"How would you fix-" I began to quietly ask but was cut of with the sound of an ear-piercing  scream.

I soon realized the scream was my own and there was an excruciating pain shooting through my body. I felt Xander's canines sinking further into the base of my neck and his hands gripping harshly onto my waist.

Just as quick as the paint started, it ended, and was replaced by an almost unbearable amount of pleasure. I ran my hands up his chest and gripped onto his shoulders. The pleasure I felt through my body became to much and my knees buckled beneath me but Xander wrapped his arms around me, holding me up.

Xander removed his teeth from my neck and licked the wound. My body was drained of its energy and my eyelids felt heavy as I looked at Xander's face, only to see his eyes had changed back to Lucian's chocolate brown, he looked remorseful.

"I'm so sorry, kitten." Lucian whispered before I finally passed out.

***

I woke up tucked in the warmth of familiar blankets. I sat up in the bed and looked around to see I was in Lucian's room. Looking around proved to be a bad idea when I felt the pain in my neck. It was as if the base of my neck was covered in hundreds of bruises and someone was repeatedly jabbing at them.

I hissed at the pain and used my hand to rub the opposite side of my neck, desperately trying to sooth the pain. I slowly swung my legs of the bed and hopped off it. I walked to the bathroom and looked at my neck in the mirror and gasped.

I was speechless.

I lightly grazed my fingers along the newly formed tattoo. It was small yet it stood out like a cat among wolves. It was dark and extremely detailed. It was in tho shape a wolf's paw and within the paw was a wold that looked just like Lucian's. What stood out the most was its bright, ocean blue eyes.

I stood there for what felt like an eternity, just admiring the beauty of the mark. His mark. At that thought, my admiration slowly faded into anger. He marked me. Without my permission.

I tore my eyes from looking at the mark and looked behind me in the mirror to see Lucian leaning against the doorway. I turned around and strode toward him.

He stood up straight as I stood directly in front of him. He was just about to speak but without a second thought, I smacked him, halting whatever he was going to say.

His head only moved a little to the side, the smack obviously not  having much effect on him. He let out a low growl before licking his lips and turned his head back to me. His body was tense and he looked kind of angry. Good, because I'm beyond angry.

"Im going to let that slide because of the fact I kind of deserved it, but don't you dare hit me ever again, kitten. Understood?"

I didn't say anything. I only stood my ground and rolled my eyes. He roughly grabbed ahold of my chin and made me look up at him.

"Tell me you understand, Sweetheart. I'd rather not be forced to punish your understanding out of you." He harshly demanded.

"I understand." I whispered.

"Good girl. Now, I'm going to explain myself. You will not interrupt or I'll spank that ass of yours black and blue. Alright?"

"Yes, sir." I nodded quickly. I doubt he would actually spank me. Its probably just to seem more threatening. Right? Welp, lets not find out.

"As you know, that was not me, It was Xander. I tried as hard as I could to stop him from marking you without your consent, but the thing about Xander is he has no filter. He does what he wants, when he wants, to who he wants. Nobody, not even myself, has been able to stop him from doing something he wants to do. He has no control of his actions, especially when he's angry. So, as soon as his mind is set, it's set for good."

He brushed a stray strand of my hair behind my ear and his facial expression softened.

"I know that doesn't excuse him for what he did and I am truly sorry. If I could take it all back for you, I would. Your anger is understandable but I hope you can come to forgive Xander and I."

I looked down at my feet, avoiding eye contact with him as I took in his words. It's as if all the anger previously flowing through my veins just disappeared. Only a few, simple yet sincere, words from him and I was putty in his hands.

"I don't know why, but I do. I forgive you. Both of you." I said.

I watched as a smile broke out onto his face. He wrapped his arms around my waist and picked me up. I held onto his shoulders for support as I let out a stream of giggles when he lightly spun us around.

"You have no idea how happy that makes us, kitten. Thank you." He stopped spinning and rested his head under my chin as he continued to hold me up in his arms.

He lightly kissed my mark, sending sparks throughout my body, and making me realize how the pain in my neck was gone. Im guessing it's due to the contact between me and Lucian.

"You're welcome. I don't really mind the mark anyways. It's beyond beautiful." I smiled at him.

"Im glad you like it, kitten. On the bright side of all this, everyone, including yourself, will never forget who you belong to." He lifted his mouth to my ear and growled huskily. "Nobody would dare mess with what's mine. Goddess have mercy on those who do."