Helanie:
"She was asking me really meticulous questions," Sage said. "For example: Who do I love the most? What would I be willing to do to have Professor Emmet as a fated mate?"
Before she could continue, I had to stop her. "What do you mean by fated mate?" I asked, confused.
"Look, Helanie, I know now from the announcements that you're a mermaid and you're mated to all the trainers, but I didn't know that back then. I'm really sorry. But these were her exact words. She said, What if there's a way for you to feel the mate bond with Emmet—even make it a fated mate bond? She asked me if I was willing to do anything, even something dark, just to feel that bond."
She paused, clearly unsettled. "All these questions—I don't even know how to explain it. It felt like she was preparing me for something. But trust me, I didn't know about you and Emmet." She immediately started trying to explain herself.
