It was.
And I almost let those words slip out, but when Liam walks in, it provides me with the much-needed distraction I need to gather my thoughts.
“No,” I calmly say. “Nothing is hard. I don’t feel anything for her. What happened was a mistake.”
Ariella nods, slow and unsure. “You were driven by instinct,” she tells me, reverting to her roots to make it make sense for her. “It is natural around one’s mate...so I’ve heard.”
“Exactly, yes.” I nod. That makes sense to me as well, instinct, that’s what it was, it was the bond making me crazy. “That’s what happened, just that. I have no intention of furthering anything, and besides, she’ll behave now that she knows who she belongs to.”
“This is sick,” Valerie groans. “You could have gotten your point across in any other way. That witch
