-Arya-
As I waited for Lysandra, I thought about Blake and his confession. Even though he said that he didn't want me to say it back... it felt like a burden to carry. His love.
It was supposed to be easy, was it not? Loving someone.
I wanted... I wanted to let him know what exactly I felt, but the fear was stronger. I had just thought about a million ways it could go wrong, despite everything he promised me.
I didn't have any first-hand experience of what a mate bond would be like, neither would I ever have, but growing among wolves had taught me that a mate bond was special, and... everything. So even if Blake said Axel and he loved me, who would know what could happen when the time came, and when she came for what was mine?
I gritted my teeth and fisted my palm as I gave him a
