Sold To The Alphas I Hate-Chapter 317: Another Addition To The Bond

Eira’s POV

"There is another addition to it," he said, himself puzzled.

"Is it because of your marking?" I asked.

"I am not sure... but it seems like it," he said, still observing the mark. "I have never heard of any bond mark changing like this. Even if a female has multiple mates, the marks are always separate for each partner."

"Maybe we ask Kael, and anyone who’s aware of it," I suggested.

He agreed. Both of us cleaned up and returned home before the sun was fully out, and so did the others.

Entering Roman’s room, the first thing I did was stand in front of the mirror and observe Kael’s bond mark.

Before, it was simply a black rose with a vine full of thorns around it. But now, there was another vine circling in the opposite direction to the thorn vine, and instead of thorns, it had tiny leaves.

"What does it mean?" I couldn’t help but wonder. "Is it Roman’s mark?"

"If you want to rest, you can," I heard Roman say.

I looked at him through the mirror. "I am not sleepy."

I hummed, and both of us got ready instead, changing into fresh clothes.

Roman left before me, while I took my time. It would be better to face the others when everything followed the usual routine, or at least when Raven was downstairs and I could busy myself with him instead of feeling embarrassed under everyone’s gazes.

Especially Kael. I wasn’t sure how he was after his mate was marked once more by another male. I knew these five accepted each other, but it must hurt in the end.

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Roman’s POV

When I went outside, Jason was already there, starting his day in the kitchen.

"Good morning," I greeted him.

He replied while working in the kitchen, and I joined him. "Lucian and Rafe?"

I was worried about Rafe, but since Lucian was with him, I could relax a little.

"They haven’t returned yet?" he replied.

I hummed, and he asked again, "Everything’s fine?"

I nodded, though the issue about the bond mark still lingered in my mind, wondering what exactly had happened.

"She is fine as well," I added, knowing he would want to know about her. "Maybe just embarrassed to come out yet."

"As long as she is fine," he commented.

Just then, Lucian and Rafe returned home. Before we could ask anything, Rafe headed straight to his room as if he hadn’t noticed us.

We looked at Lucian with questioning gazes, only to see him shake his head, silently saying nothing, before heading to his room as well.

"Something wrong with those two?" I commented.

Just like me, Jason had no answer. He simply watched Lucian’s retreating back.

Kael came downstairs too. As he grabbed a water bottle, he asked, "Why the long face?"

The moment I saw Kael, the question about the mark filled my mind.

"There is something," I said.

"Go ahead."

I explained to him about the absence of my bond mark on Eira, and the changes in his own bond mark.

Just like me, Jason looked surprised, while Kael fell into deep thought.

"Do you know why?" I asked him.

"Let’s check the mark first once she comes out," he suggested.

I decided to be patient.

When Eira came downstairs, she busied herself with Raven as if she hadn’t seen him for days. I could see the change in her behaviour toward him.

Before, she had been careful and kept her actions measured, but now she was more relaxed around Raven. She smiled, talked, and both of them looked happier together.

We didn’t want to disturb them.

All of us had breakfast together in silence, and Lucian and Rafe joined us as well. Now both of them acted normal, back to their usual selves.

After breakfast, Kael informed us, "I have hired a teacher for Raven."

Kids of Raven’s age had already started going to school, so we couldn’t keep him behind. Though it wasn’t safe to send him outside the home, we all found this idea welcoming.

He looked at Raven. "We can’t send you to school yet, so you have to study from home."

Raven nodded. We weren’t aware of his experience with school when he was in the RavenClaw pack.

The teacher had already arrived.

"This is Kane, your teacher," Kael introduced the two.

Kane was a beta, one of the most experienced teachers in the pack.

"When I was your age, Kane taught me as well," Kael added.

Raven observed the man silently, while Kane offered him a smile in return. "Good to see you, Raven."

After a brief introduction, Raven and Kane were sent outside to the garden, as Kane offered to teach him in the open rather than being confined to a room.

We agreed, as it would help Raven relax around him. At the same time, we could see them from the drawing room.

Once their arrangements were made, we returned inside.

Eira, now without Raven beside her, had to face us.

"Come here," Kael called her.

She quietly went to him and stood facing him. Kael pushed the hair back from her neck and observed the mark.

Rest of us looked at it as well.

The moment Kael’s fingers touched the mark, the newly formed vine around the black rose, showed reaction. A glow of gunmetal grey flashed along it, the same colour as my wolf.

He looked at me, "It’s your mark."

Eira looked at me. She looked more relieved than I was.

"How did it appear here?" I asked, others waited.

"I am not sure either," Kael said, "But it’s yours."

Lucian went to Eira and checked the mark as well. "Does that mean when rest of us mark her, our marks will appear with your mark as well?"

"Seems like it," Kael said.

This was entirely new thing for us all. We had never heard about such kind mate bond.

I looked at Jason, "You book nerd, you haven’t read or heard about it either?"

Jason shook his head.

"As long as we have bond with her, everything is fine," Lucian said, just as what I thought. "To be honest, I loved this way of bond mark forming on her. It will show us five as one with her. Three more additions to go."

"It indeed looks beautiful," Kael said.

I couldn’t agree more. The five of us one with her.

His mark has vine full of thorns, so this new vine made look soft, instead of just harshness of thorns.

Would be interesting to see, what gets added when the other three marks her.