Roman reminisced about the first time he and Elora sat down at the waterfall. She was in great pain after the devil beans attack on her and he had no choice but to make her think it doesn't itch and he could only do that by imprinting on her, which led to them being bonded as soulmates.
Thinking about it now, he felt like he shouldn't have been so hurt about her sleeping with Aidan because no matter what happens between them and anyone else, they must end up together. Still, it hurt that the first time he got to see his mate from afar, it was when she was sleeping with another man repeatedly.
Remembering just felt like something was jabbing at his newfound joy so he stopped himself from thinking about it. Instead, he remembered the thing that was causing him much joy now. His father being defeated so easily.
He always wished he could do that to his father. It wasn't that he couldn't do it physically, it was the fact that his father had caused him so much trauma that he couldn't get
