[Warning: Mixed POV]
- Violet -
I put as much distance between us as the cave allowed and it wasn't enough.
I sat at the far edge of the pool, my knees pulled to my chest, staring at the glowing water until the blue light burned into my eyes. My lips still felt swollen and the tingling sensation still lingered after so long. And my skin still felt warm where his hands had been, like I had been branded.
It had already been nearly an hour.
I pressed my fingers against my mouth.
'Stop.'
The bond had flared up since then and it was nearly unbearable.
Kael's face surfaced in my mind and the guilt hit me so hard and fast it stole the breath from my lungs.
Kael…
And I had just—
I closed my eyes, trying to ground myself. If Rowan wasn't here, I would have cooled myself in the pool.
I squeezed my eyes harder.
I shouldn't even be thinking about him too.
'It's the bond. Just that,' I tried convincing myself.
