Chapter 25

Amber

I shift uncomfortably in the backseat of the car, my heart pounding with guilt and anxiety. We are on our way home from the pumpkin farm, and I can’t bring myself to look at Eris. Not after I had sex with Alex. I feel like a total slut since I can’t keep my paws away from that man, but at the same time, can anyone blame me?

I’ve had a thing with Alex. Like, I don’t know what we are to each other right now, but what I do know is that I want him. Eris hasn’t done anything wrong, but that doesn’t matter. Just because he is a good person doesn’t mean I automatically want him. My heart is set on Alex.

...how do I tell Eris that?

And am I one hundred percent sure that I want Alex?

Right as I ask myself that question, my mind is consumed by memories of the heated encounter I just had with Alex in the clearing, our passion consuming us despite the fact that I’m bound to Eris by destiny.

“Hey, Edison, have you ever tried carving pumpkins with power tools?” Alex asks conversationally