**Elijah's POV**
A mix of emotions ran through me when Maxwell marked Hannah. I was relieved because then he could no longer try and challenge me for Scarlett, but I was also angry because it isn't right that he forced Hannah into this. He didn't think about her feelings or how she would react to all of this. Then again, he was not in control either, but what did he expect? He is blessed with a mate and then tries to reject her? Knowing the risk of harming his wolf and causing him to slowly go insane! Of course his wolf would never allow Max to take away their mate. I just wish they both tried to go about all of this in a different way. But what's done is done.
As I led Scarlett back to the pack house, the urge to mark and claim her grew stronger. It was getting harder and harder to res
