Puppy Love
would inevitably escape my lips, and I couldn't afford to crumble in front of my cousins.
As the unspoken bond surged within me, I grappled with my conflicted thoughts. Caspian was an enigma to me, a puzzle piece I couldn't quite place. Did he already have someone in his life? Would he accept the bond, or would he reject it? The flood of questions drowned my mind, and an overwhelming sense of fear gripped me – the fear of rejection, the fear of longing, the fear of unrequited love that plagued so many fated pairs.