Kole
I saw it. It was only for a short moment, but I saw that look.
The look that says she feels this thing between us too.
I thought my heart was going to burst from my chest, but before it could, that glimmer in her eyes faded.
She pushed our connection aside, consumed by her concern over what Thane might do if he knew I’d brought her up here.
No matter what, it always comes back to Thane.
Why did I even think bringing her up here would be a good idea?
Being alone with her will only make things worse.
I had been holding onto hope. Waiting to see any sign that she might feel something for me too.
Only now that I have, what does it matter?
It doesn’t change the fact that she’s bound to Thane.
Their connection will always come first, and there’s no competing with that.
Besides, if Thane found out I had feelings for her, he’d probably rip my heart out without a second thought.
Me being his brother only makes things worse.
After everything we’ve been through, we vowed to never go against one another again.
He would see my feelings for her as a betrayal.
In his eyes, she belongs to him. And maybe she does.
Neither of us have talked about it, but I know it’s crossed both of our minds.
Even Sophia said the bonded vampires and humans she’s come across were nothing like this.
If the impossible happened and she really is fated to Thane, then even just the idea that I would feel something for her would be a betrayal.
Still, there’s a small voice in the back of my head telling me that if she were truly fated to him, this connection between us wouldn’t exist. Maybe before, I could convince myself that it was one-sided.
That I was delusional, and the connection only existed in my head.
But not after today. My heart knows she feels it too.
Unfortunately, knowing that doesn’t change anything.
Marked? Fated? Either way you cut it, she’s off limits. My only choice now is to bury these feelings and forget they ever existed.