Even when I am not thinking, I am thinking of you.
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Arabella blinked at him, feeling like her heart was going to come out of her throat. She felt sweaty and hot and she didn't know how she wanted to react to that.
She f*cking knew what ring of othila was. Of course, she knew. Ring of Othila is the rejection ring.
Ilyen, Feyona, and some of the women who rejected their mate first, for being bastards, had that mark on their wrists from the ring. Ilyen also said the brand of that ring hurt like hell, for a few months before the pain had stopped.
"You don't want me, and I want you with everything, even though I haven't felt the mate bond. It is unfair of me to want you when you don't. If you want my help, I will help you with Vincent. I will do everything in my power to help you get
