"What is that?"

"Eric's mark."

"Isabella," Caroline rushes towards me to get a closer look, "that's serious. That's—wow." An excited look casts over her face, and I am surprised. With Lucas missing, I thought seeing the mark would make her depressed.

"Are you okay?" I ask and take my seat at the kitchen counter. Marina greets me and I give her a smile with questioning eyes. She shrugs. Marina, too, has grown used to Caroline's depression over her mate.

"I'm fine. Where's Kendra?"

"She's still sleeping," I say, "she hasn't slept much until last night. Did Eric stop by, was there any news on the search?"

Caroline blushes. "No, no...