Chapter 73
Arden waited, her eyes fixed on the door as she listened to the low, indistinguishable murmur of Warlord and Deacon’s voices outside. Though she was dying to know what the Alpha had to say to Warlord, she suppressed the urge to eavesdrop. She had enough secrets of her own; she didn't need to steal theirs.
Instead, her mind drifted back to her animal counterpart. It was both strange and fascinating that her body had absorbed the marks Warlord had given her, pulling his essence into herself rather than letting it sit on the surface. She had always viewed her Phoenix nature as something that demanded isolation to stay safe, yet here it was, greedily drinking her mate’s claim.
She was beginning to spiral into fresh speculation when the door swung open. Warlord stepped back inside
