After Rowan passed out from exhaustion, Zalyric took the time to fix the bed and gently clean Rowan's body.
Only then did he leave the room with a satisfied smile on his face. Rowan's pheromones were still mixed with his own after three days of having sex together because of his sudden heat, and Zalyric couldn't help but anticipate Magnus's reaction when he noticed—
especially since Magnus, as an alpha, would understand exactly what that scent meant.
Meanwhile, in the modern world, Mari slowly woke up in a hospital bed with the faint sting of an IV drip still in her arm. The room smelled of antiseptic, and the steady beep of a monitor made her head feel even heavier.
Her head also felt heavy and throbbing faintly, as if she had slept far too long.
"S-sis? Are you okay?"
Mary hovered at her side, eyes red and swollen with tears clinging stubbornly to her lashes.
