Mate Drama (2)

“He has a wolf,” I whispered hoarsely, then squinted to catch what he was doing when he brought his face to her neck. I recognized the wolf’s canines grazing against her skin, too faint for a human to tell, but knowing the motions of mating, I was able to tell what was happening. He bit her, marked her, and the camera just caught the corner of his left eye under her chin, making it look like he was simply sucking on her skin. The blue in his eyes was shining brightly. It was definitely a beast’s power, and it grew the longer his fangs were embedded in her neck.

He knocked her mask off, so I had a clear view of her face as she brought it to his neck, marking him in return. A human might have thought she was nibbling on his neck, or giving him a hickey, but to a wolf it was clear what was happening.

Something strange happened when she bit him. Her eyes shone, but they were a vivid purple. I would have missed it or thought it was a lingering feather from her mask, but those eyes have alw