Kyran Pov
I was in my room studying old texts about curse magic and moonstone binding when someone pounded on my door. Hard and urgent and demanding immediate attention.
"Coming," I called out. I marked my place in the ancient book and went to answer the insistent knocking.
When I opened the door, Urdon stood there looking panicked and disheveled. His shirt was half buttoned wrong, and his hair was messy. He looked like he had just come from bed in a hurry.
"Urdon, what is wrong?" I asked. Concern filled me immediately. "You look terrible. What happened?"
"The tattoo," Urdon said. He pulled his shirt open, showing me his bare chest. "It is burning again. During mating with Freda, it started burning like when the curse was active and trying to kill me."
