Sparks

[Ian]

When Keaton and I turned back to the rest of the room, I saw Mari had straightened herself out. The solemn look on her face and the slight blush that came out as we approached made something in me spark. She was beautiful, and it was even harder to resist her now. Everything reminded me of that kiss and how much my body craved for it to be more.

It was like a knife to the heart when she asked why we couldn’t be friends. The mate bond had claimed me. I was weak for her and I knew it would be harder to kill her than it was before. What really surprised me was how she seemed to feel it as well.

Keaton told me the bodies were gone and that his people on the island were ensuring Mari would be safe. Keaton didn’t trust that Mari could just be wandering around, or even in her own room, ……