Chapter 8: Interrogation

Elliot’s Point of view

Now she knows. 

I see a thousand emotions in her eyes. Surprise. Joy. Pride. Anger. Sadness. Happiness. Love. Desire. And anger again. And more desire. Then nothing.

It goes so fast I feel like I've imagined half of it. 

I can see she's trying to keep a neutral face to not give us away and I'm trying to do the same. It's really hard to pretend I don't feel anything when I actually do. 

I want her. Now.

If she was anyone else, I would have said it out loud already. This is our way of claiming our mate. As long as the word mate hasn't been said out loud, it's like we haven't accepted our mate but we don't reject him or her either. It's like a time of reflection.

Most of the time, both people say it as soon as they meet, since there is not much rejection. But the first time Alice and I met w