Chapter Forty-Seven: Nolan

“Why isn’t she marked yet? She was with Colin for a month.”

“I honestly don’t know the answer to that. That’s something that we’ll have to ask the pups.”

I was confused by that too. I may not have met my true mate, but I’ve seen enough pairs to know that marking one another happens within the first few days of meeting. Shaking John’s hand, I excuse myself. I catch a glimpse of Colin sitting on the stairs outside of Paige’s room. His black hair looks as if he’s been pulling at it for hours. His eyes have dark circles underneath the red puffiness. My heart aches for my nephew. I have sat in his place before, every single night that Nicole was forced to be near Charles. I sigh and start making my way up the stairs. I pat Colin’s back, but he doesn’t even look up. I can hear Paige’s heartbeat before I knock on the door. My guess is she’s just on the other side, looking about as