Chapter 101: Of Apples and Apple Blossoms

Andrei

I sit right up in a bolt, jolting awake, trying to remember what’s going on around me. The sudden movement made me twist my torso, forgetting that I’m badly wounded.

“Ouch! Fuck!” That dickhead really got me good.

At least it looks like the cut is finally healing. Zerdan and Misha were getting worried when the blood won’t stop gushing.

Zerdan. Tattoo. Did he…?

I check my chest and feel for fresh etchings on my skin. I peer down, and even in the dark, my wolf eyes can see the tattoo. The blind wolf mark. It’s right there.

The last thing I remember last night was Zerdan reminding me that it will take at least 24 hours for the tattoo to work. Twenty-four hours and I won’t have to worry about random she-wolves claiming to be my fated mate.

Relief blooms in me knowing that the issue on having a fated mate will no longer be a problem. With Kayleigh as my chosen mate, I have everything I want and need. She’s everything to me. Now, if she ends up as my fated mate, li