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Abandoned by the Alpha, I Became the Lycan King's Mate-Chapter 72
Chapter 72: The Mark of the Beloved
[Donaldโs Perspective]
โNo, itโs not the same as what we use,โ Benjamin said. ฦ๐e๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ทe๐ก.๐๐ผm
โYour Majesty, Lycan King, please take a closer look. Most syringes are one-way. Theyโre either drawn or injected, and they go out the way they come in. But this syringe has specially been made with double tubes. I donโt know the reason for doing that. But what is certain is that after such a syringe is used, there will more or less be some residue in the bottle that contained the drug. If you give me that bottle, Iโm confident that I can find a clue from it.โ
โYou mean thereโs a drug bottle?โ Elliot asked.
โOf course there will be a bottle,โ Benjamin said.
โBut our people searched a few times and didnโt find anything that looked like a drug bottle. Iโd been wondering if he used one of those pre-filled syringes?โ Elliot asked with a frown.
Pre-filled syringes were one of the equipment commonly used by our assault team.
It was more convenient to use than an ordinary extractor syringe. It could steal a few crucial seconds in a crisis. That sometimes affected the success or failure of an entire operation.
โA pre-filled syringe wonโt look like this. I can confirm that he was injected by an extractor syringe.โ
Benjamin turned his gaze to me.
โI trust your judgment,โ I said.
If we could confirm that the other party relied on drugs to obtain special abilities, it might not be a bad thing for us. At the very least, it could prove that their own abilities were not that strong. If we could also find a way to counteract this drug, the other party would become vulnerable in the face of our absolute strength.
โElliot, widen the search area and look carefully for possible reagent bottles. Everyone who participated in the operation that night has to search carefully. Donโt miss a single person,โ I ordered.
โEveryone?โ Elliot looked hesitant.
โEveryone,โ I said firmly.
Elliot should have understood what I meant. This included Angel. It wasnโt that I didnโt trust her. It was that no one should be the exception.
After dealing with the morningโs matters, Elliot came to report that Alpha Armstrong wanted to hold a meeting with the entire pack in the afternoon and wanted me to attend. Armstrong had already communicated with me about this last night, and I also thought that it was necessary to unite the people at such a juncture.
I asked Elliot about the drug bottle again. He said he hadnโt found any other clues.
โHave you checked everyone as well?โ
โIโve checked,โ Elliot said with a wry smile. โAngel was furious about it.โ
โIgnore her.โ I waved my hand casually.
Although we had no clue what was going on here, fortunately, things were going smoothly on Benjaminโs side. He said that the unconscious person was recovering quickly and might wake up tomorrow.
There was something else on my mind.
When I first met Margaret, Iโd toyed with the idea of sending her back to where I ruled to ensure her safety. But she hadnโt been willing at the time. Now that the situation was getting more and more critical, I didnโt want her to stay all the more. However, it was obvious from her attitude that she was determined to stay. It gave me a headache.
I didnโt want to force her to do things, but I couldnโt really ignore her safety.
How should I handle the matter??I thought.
Mark!
The idea popped into my head. When it came to werewolves, the mate and the mark tended to follow each other like shadows. If the mate was a gift from the moon goddess to bring you together, the mark was one of the most important rituals.
It was a bit like a marriage certificate in human society, only, instead of proving a marriage through a thin scrap of paper, we marked each other with our bodies. Unlike a mate, who was bestowed by the moon goddess, a mark was something you voluntarily chose to give to your beloved.
Most people would choose to mark each other at their wedding. This would represent both the form and the physical union. It was a symbol that the couple would grow in perfection.
However, in addition to its formal significance, the mark would bring about a lot of physical involvement. Because most werewolves marked themselves, the aura between the mates would fuse and become one.
This might not be obvious to both parties involved, but to others, they could clearly sense the scent of the other person on both parties after the mark. It was also a covert sign that they rejected other peopleโs attempts to hit on them and make overtures. And as the relationship between the two parties deepened, the bond between the two would continue to strengthen through the mark.