“Nothing at all. Just friendship.”
“And you’re in love with Zephyr, not this other guy?”
Nielle hesitated, but then decided it could do no harm to tell Samantha the truth. She did love Zephyr, even if it wasn’t reciprocated. “Yes, I really do love Zephyr.” Impulsively she decided to press the point and pulled her jacket open, revealing her neck. “See? We’ve even blood bonded.”
Samantha stared at the mark, apparently speechless. Finally, she smiled and spoke cheerfully, though it seemed a bit forced. “Well! If you guys are blood bonded then what you’re saying must be true. Zephyr would know if you were cheating on him.”
He would if he cared enough to try and find out, Nielle thought sadly to herself, but put on a happy face for appearance sake. “So, are you convinced now?”
Flushing, Sa
