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Chapter 24 - Honesty
Ariel
I'm barely listening to the conversation around the table. Jenna and Hannah want Cassius to help them defeat the vampires, while Cassius is his usual mischievous self.
"They will take over our entire city if you don't do something!" Hannah exclaims as she tries to reason with her mate. "Blaze could already be dead! He is Jenna's mate!"
Jenna's smile falters once she hears that name. My mood immediately darkens. I don't care about this second mate of hers; to me, he is a simple rival in love, but since Jenna cares about him, I also care.
Clearing my throat, I gain everyone's attention. "In this realm, time passes by slower. It might still be the same day in the human world," I turn to face Jenna then. It's painful, seeing her eyebrows crease with worry for another man. The mate-bond gnaws at my heart. "And... Blaze should be fine. If his life is in danger, then Jenna will feel it through the mate-bond,"
"Are you sure?" Jenna asks in a sad voic
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