The One
I gasp against his lips, my hands instinctively gripping his arms as I try to steady myself.
When he pulls back, his eyes are alight with something fierce and certain.
“See? You felt that, didn’t you?” he asks, his voice breathless. “There’s no denying it, Maerilee. I’m your One.”
I stumble back, my mind reeling. I did feel it. The power was there, even stronger than it was with Akin. But how can that be? I don’t want it to be true. I don’t want River to be my One. Akin has to be it, right?
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