"You're wrong," Voren said after thinking it over for a second. The smile that crossed Seraphine's face didn't reach her eyes at all.
It was one of those fake smiles you give when something isn't funny but you still have to nod along anyway. Like all the puzzle pieces finally clicking into place, leaving you with nothing but a quiet, unsurprising realization that you probably should've seen this coming from a mile away.
"I didn't see any real chance between us until I came to get you from the pack," he continued. "The second Corvine told me you had gone there, I called Ravyn. Once he confirmed it, something inside me just couldn't let you stay around him."
"Honestly, I didn't even know what that feeling was until Bloodfang suddenly took a liking to your wolf. The moment we kissed, hope rushed through me again, but I was ready to take things slow."
