Morrineth dived at Inez, livid with rage. Once again, Killian stepped in between the two, but this time Nyx also stopped her mother. She stepped forward and pulled Morrineth back before saying to her, "They are saying the truth! Mom, no matter how much you refuse to accept it, Lyra is gone. You have to accept this truth!"
"Shut up!" Morrineth's rage was simply unbridled. She looked at Inez and pointed at the mark on her neck before saying, "He marked her! He fucking marked her." Marking was the sign of possessiveness, but that was not all. A mark left by an alpha was also a sign that he respected the woman enough to leave his brand on her.
Morrineth thought of her poor daughter. Even though she was Killian's mate, he had never left his mark on her. No matter what their differences were, Killian should have shown her the respect that her daughter had deserved when she was alive. But he didn't.
Never even showed any signs of ever accepting her daughter as his mate.
