Chapter 18: Elder’s Wisdom
Lily Carter POV
The hot tea splashed across my wrist as I jerked backward, gasping. My Triple Moon mark had suddenly flared with burning pain, like someone had pressed a hot iron against my skin.
"What’s happening?" I cried, holding my arm.
Elder Iris set down her teapot quietly, as if omegas screaming in pain was perfectly normal. "Your mark is trying to tell you something important. Show me."
I rolled up my sleeve with shaking fingers. The three crescents glowed bright silver, pulsing like a heartbeat. But something was different - one of the moons was flashing between silver and deep red.
"Oh my," Elder Iris breathed, leaning closer. "I haven’t seen a mark react like this in seventy years."
"React to what?" Panic filled my voice. "Elder Iris, what’s wrong with me?"
"Nothing’s wrong, child. Your mark is warning you." She stood and walked to her bookshelf, pulling out a leather notebook. "One of your potential mates is in terrible danger."
My stomach dropped. "Which one?"
"The mark will tell us." She opened the notebook to a page covered with strange symbols. "Place your hand here and think about each brother."
I pressed my palm against the page and pictured Aiden first. My mark warmed slightly, a gentle heat like sunshine on skin. Then I thought of Brock. Again, warmth, but nothing frightening.