DIANA'S POV
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The one who marks me is the one who ruined me.
It was barely dawn when I snuck out of the hotel. After that dream, I desperately needed answers.
Today was the day of the ceremony. Usually, only those with their wolves fully awakened could recognize their mate through scent, meaning unless my own wolf awakened today, I risked making the wrong choice.
To others, it might not matter much. But if I was going to experience what Alexis felt, I needed the mark of my true mate. And now, according to the vision, there were two.
The sky had begun to turn a crisp orange, and a cold wind sprinkled with snow brushed against my skin. I marched toward my former house and pushed the front door open without knocking. I expected no one to be awake, knowing Curtis usually took early morning patrols alongside Mariah.
But Mariah sat by the fireplace, not looking the least bit surprised by my presence.
