All of those comments from Eris continue to leave me more and more baffled about whatever I am feeling for Blaze, and her urging me to hold off on doing anything about it until I am ready to embrace the fact that he is our second chance mate added to the confusion for me. Eris seems to accept the fact that he is indeed our second chance mate, while I continue to detest that idea because I know that there is still a faint connection between me and Phoenix. I know so because I can still feel it. And that is the reason why I am also aware that I shouldn't be developing such a strong connection with Blaze, yet for some reason I do, and I find it difficult to fight it each and every day. And I even hate the fact that the presence of this Cleo has strengthened my strong desire for Blaze to have my mark placed on him and to own him as mine. Obviously, despite my des

I had been remarkably silent since we returned to the room, and Eris couldn't help but ask me, "Snow, are you okay? I am aware of the pain you are experiencing at this moment." I chose not to answer her and just kept talking to myself about what I was going through. I don't even understand myself, but Eris has been right, not just in her assumption but also in her assertion that I am in misery for the reason that we both know, but I find it hard to admit. And the most important question here is: Why do I feel this way? I have no understanding of precisely why or how, but I am experiencing the same pain as I did when Phoenix betrayed and rejected me. I went on to think to myself, "How can the Moon Goddess possibly give me a second chance, considering that I haven't even consented to the rejection from my mate, Phoenix, and for what reason would she give me ano

"Where the hell is Blaze, Quen? I've been looking for him, but he is nowhere around." Cleo has been relentlessly pestering Quen since earlier searching for Blaze, and he is not really enjoying having to face her or talk to her. Quen, in return, is making an earnest attempt to be patient, but with Cleo, no one can ever be patient. "Exactly how many times do I have to explain to you that I have no idea where the fuck he is? Why don't you go and look for him outside instead of bothering me here?" He doesn't even know what Blaze finds in her, except perhaps the manner in which she performs in bed. However, that doesn't change the fact that she is a pain to all of their men. "You are obviously lying to my face, Quen! It is unlikely that you don't know anything at all about his whereabouts!"

Ever since she returned to the room, Snow has been pacing back and forth while in deep thought. She had been obviously stressed out regarding a lot of things for the past few days, and the earlier scene that unfolded seemed to have done little to lessen the burden she was carrying. She doesn't really know what drove her to behave in the ways that she did, but most of the time she is unable to even try to stop and control herself. Eris, feeling the weight on her shoulder, asks her, "Snow, are you alright?" given that she can't really blame her for the way she is behaving and that she is aware that Snow hasn't been herself recently. Both of them are venturing into an unfamiliar environment, and everything about this is foreign to them. "I don't know what's happening with me, Eris. I am starting to lose it. Maybe we should just leave and go back home."

"Blaze, where have you been again? Why do you always have to do this? Why do you have the habit of leaving me? I've been around looking for you everywhere, but I can't find you, and nobody knows where you are." Cleo instinctively enveloped Blaze in her arms as soon as he walked into the room, and he was making an earnest attempt to keep from his rash actions and not lose his composure about the woman in front of her. He disentangles himself from Cleo's embrace and heads straight in the direction of the couch, ready to do what he had planned to do. He doesn't want to drag this on longer than necessary. He made a mistake when he asked her to come, so he needed to correct that and let her leave. "We need to talk." Cleo is starting to have doubts about Blaze's intention for this sudden talk based on the tone of his v