Rhaegar

It was getting harder and harder to convince myself I didn't want her when all I thought about was her. The fucking mate bond was strong, and so was the urge to mark her. Once two mates reject each other, the bond breaks forever, but that didn't happen for Nalya and me. 

I wanted to spend time with her, and when I smelled her sweet scent from the kitchen, I couldn't help but follow her. There she was, in the kitchen with Nate. He was making her smile, something I never seemed to do. She stiffened when she felt me behind her but didn't turn. I sat close to...