13

SIRA

“Let’s go to the eatery,” Cansil said beside me.

I sighed lightly as I walked with Cansil on the pathway after grabbing my back. I knew Eros was still looking at me from the garden doorway, and that made me more nervous. I couldn’t even pretend that he was not there because his scent was all over the place.

“I should leave,” I whispered.

“No, you wouldn’t,” Cansil said firmly, and I couldn’t help but look up at him. “I know you want to eat because you haven’t had something edible, so let me take care of you instead, ok?”

I nodded. He was being too nice, but I wished he wouldn’t say that out loud because I didn’t want Eros to have a different idea of our friendship. I had no idea why I cared if that were to happen, but I did. I actually felt guilty which was weird because Eros had rejected our bond. Was it normal to feel this type of way after such an incident?

I had no-one to ask because it wasn’t everyday that people rejected their mates. I sighed in frustration at all the feel