Senna’s POV

By the next morning, the whole Island knew I’d been marked.

I didn't know how. The feeds had been dark and we’d been covered by the dome of briars. The only people who saw Kalev Moren walk out of those thorns were me, Thor, and Kulos. But somehow, they knew.

The mark was fully silvered now, sitting on my neck like a coin catching light. Maybe wolves could smell a claim. Maybe someone was lurking the trees.

I didn’t know. But when we came down off the ridge for water, we came across a pair from Sector 3. They took one glance at me, and then back away,...