The series of expressions on Caleb's face did not go unnoticed by Christian. He knew Caleb was hiding something big, and usually he would give his little brother a little more privacy, but he was way too worried for him to be calm right now.
"What the hell is going on"! Christian raised his voice slightly.
"What? Nothing, I should probably go now"! He tried to leave but his brother went ahead and stood right in front of him. "Did… did you get marked"? Cautiously, hoping to get an honest no, Christian asked.
"N...no". Caleb gulped before replying. How the hell Christian landed to that conclusion, he wondered. Christian sighed with frustration, before snatching away the collar on the right side to check for any mark (A/N: right is the usual site of marking, but any side works). He pulled the left side as well before sighing with relief to find nothing. "Let me go, you are making it difficult to b...breathe" Caleb struggled to get out of his brother's hold.
