RONAN
"Ronan..." Kade sighed heavily and ruffled his hair in that frustrated way he always did when he was torn between what he wanted and what he thought he should do. "You make things hard Ronan, my connection to Sloane, the mate bond, it's pulling at me and making this complicated…don't make me do this"
"Shut down the link to Sloane then," I told him desperately, my voice coming out more pleading than I intended. "This isn't about your loyalty to her right now, she'll always be with you but me? I might never, It's about me now, about us. About the promise we made to each other or doesnt it matter anymore? Prove to me that you meant everything you just said. Prove that you'll never hate me, that you actually want me to stay here, that I'm not just—"
He pressed his lips against mine ha
