The Rogues Who Went Rogue
Toby pressed her deeper into his embrace as he kept repeating the words, “Shh, it’s alright.”
The two then felt something deep within their hearts, which was left bare and in pain after Toby recited his part of the rejection. The moment Toby pulled Gerella into his arms, and Gerella embraced him in return, they felt a small flame, a gentle warmth filling the emptiness that was left there since their last encounter with one another. That flame was a sign that the rejection had been retracted, its effects lifted. Although one could verbally retract a rejection to keep the mate bond alive, a simple act of love and affection would also have the effect of rekindling the bond, so long as that act