He scrutinized her and halted at her face.
He slowly reached out his slender finger and touched her cheek, then gently tucked the strands of her hair that fell over her face behind her ear.
"Hmmm... a part wolf." His brows creased a bit in thought, and he moved closer to the bed.
He squatted down to her level and, with the use of his finger, he opened her eyes and instantly stilled the moment he saw the colour of her eyes. "Nephalim!" The word escaped his mouth, and he quickly proceeded to raise her hair and look at the back of her neck.
"She doesn't have the mark..." His eyes fluttered rapidly, and he slightly shook his head in disbelief.
It was impossible that she didn't possess the mark. Because, from what he knows and has witnessed, all Nephalim always have a mark at the back of their necks.
