“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.

he wouldn't hurt you like the

out a breath before her eyes finally met

them tomorrow?" She suggested. "I need to get off this subject before I lose my mind even

then my

can skip it?" I asked. “I just remembered I have an appointment with Eliza

a lie, and I hated myself for it. I made a mental reminder to make an

She nodded.

without batting an eye. “Day after tomorrow it

smiled gratefully

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

are," he said, his brows raised. "I went home but didn't see you. The staff said you left this morning and hadn't been back. I was

to kiss him. “Irene and

me in his arms, holding me close to

are spending time together," he

I nodded.

do you

variety of

stopped in my

if I blocked my feelings from him, he would find me, and it would start an argument. I

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