Chapter 0241

My lip starts to tremble as I listen, tears again stinging my eyes, but Jesse leans forward.

“Rafe,” he murmurs, glancing between us. “Slow down a little, man. I mean, if we’re aware of what they’re feeling, then she’s aware of it double – she can feel it all down their bonds. And that, on top of her own feelings?” He shakes his head, holding Rafe’s gaze, willing him

to listen.

Rafe takes a deep breath and sighs, pushing his cake around on his plate, clearly thinking it through. In the end, though, he looks up at me. “Can you seriously feel everything they feel?”

“Not everything,” I murmur, my voice tight as I look down at my plate. “Not unless the emotion is really intense, or they send it to me deliberately. And not…across great distances. Only when they’re nearby, or in the room. Like I can’t feel them now.”

“Weird,” he murmurs, quietly eating his cake as he puts his thoughts together for a second. Jesse does the same.

a long moment, Rafe

wish, Ariel,” he murmurs, truly hurt, “that you’d trusted me enough to let

and then my throat gets tight. I blink fast, not wanting to cry, because I know that they have every right to be mad at me, but…

tears start to fall down

hand on my knee. “We can’t yell at you if you’re crying, and we’re not anywhere

the side of one hand. “I’m sorry,

his lap. “I’m sorry, sis. I’m fucking livid with you but – god, fuck, I’m sorry you bore this alone. I’m sorry – I wish you’d have let me be there

my grief and confusion, knowing he’ll see me through it. Knowing he’s strong

heads are very close together, so that we can talk and hear each other in barely more

away all my tears, kind

thanks to yours truly. Going to show up here to breakfast tomorrow, newly determined to try for your hand. In

giving me a solemn nod. “Luca’s pissed as hell, and while…well, while he’s not precisely prepared

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