“Because Chuck is a siren," I told her gently. “He made you believe that he was your mate. He made you fall in love with him.”

She let out a breath.

"What? Sirens are still around?"

I nodded.

“Apparently, yeah. And Chuck is one of them. He made you fall in love with him... we aren't entirely sure why, but your father is going to figure it out."

“Wait, my dad knows about this?" She asked, her eyes wide with horror. “How long have you all known??" "A couple of days," I admitted. "We've tried to tell you, but you didn't want to hear us. Erik has tired more than any of us, though, and you shut him out completely."

"How do you even know it's the truth?" She asked. 'How do you know he's a siren?"

“Erik went to see a Seer who pretty much told him. It's the only thing that really makes sense. Only that sirens are usually after something specific, and when they get it or realize they can't get it from their target, they drop them. Being dropped by a siren is devastating for the victim, and you'll feel the heartbreak 10x worse than you normally would. It's as bad a broken mate bond..."

She sat silently for a long while, processing all I was telling her. I was relieved that she was finally letting me tell her the entire story because it was something she needed to hear. I wanted her to understand that Erik was not the villain in her story and that he had tried to save her.

"Erik was telling me the truth, 'she said in a whisper; it wasn't a question, just an observation.

I nodded slowly.

you, and he wouldn't hurt you like the others

let out a breath before her eyes finally

continue them tomorrow?" She suggested. "I need to get

nodded, but then my chest

tomorrow, do you think we can skip it?" I asked. “I just remembered I

reminder to make an appointment tomorrow with Eliza so I don't feel

She nodded.

course,” she said without batting an eye.

gratefully

as usual, and by the time it was over, we were both exhausted. As we

you.

toes to kiss him.

in his arms, holding me close to his

time together," he murmured against my lips.

I nodded.

do

feel your variety of emotions,” he

heart stopped in my chest;

my emotions? I wasn't going be able to hide my, whereabouts from him tomorrow, and if I blocked my feelings from him, he

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