"Huh!' I reacted. "You heard me correctly." He calmly uttered. "It doesn't mean she is mine. She will still crave for Lycaon. Lycaon is her first mate. He is the father of her child. She is connected to him. Laying my bite mark on her would not stop the bond between them as a werewolf.' "What do you mean, it will not stop the bond? You are marking her and…" "His mark will still be on her." He cut in. "It will still be imprinted on her neck. Even if I mark her, it is still not going to go well because I am not in the position to do so if she doesn't accept me.' "Listen, we can't let Lycaon win. We both know Luciana even without breathing. We have to do something about this, Rayson. Luciana would understand what is going on.' "Of course, we can't let him win, but he will still be in