The last thing I saw was Matteo’s body slumping to the floor as the medicine kicked in. I don't know if he heard me but I had to tell him I loved him, he deserved to know. After our lake date, when we gave ourselves to each other, I realized that, for the first time since Blake, i’d fallen in love. We’d only been dating for a few months and I couldn't feel the mate bond but it didn’t matter. I’d grown to love him and the worst part is I didn’t know I was falling until it was too late. All this time I could have been telling him that I love him but I wasted it worrying about Roland and his threats. It had to be enough that at the very end, I told him how I felt- even if he couldn’t hear it. Everything felt like it was happening so fast. I wrote him a note earlier this morning when I decide
