Nalya

I stirred awake and touched the side of the bed. Rhaegar wasn't next to me. I got up but hissed at the pain coming from my neck. Fuck, he marked me. Rhaegar marked me. 

' Good morning, my love,' His voice resounded in my head, and I almost jumped. The mark made it possible for us to communicate through the mind link even though I wasn't part of the pack. 

' You mark me,' I said. 

' You're upset,' he whispered. I exhaled and sat on the bed. I wasn't expecting him to mark me. It should have been something we discussed first. I didn't know how to feel. ...