***SYMONE'S POV***
I locked myself in my room for the rest of the night, fighting the urge to return to Roman and give him all of me. He apologized for rejecting me, but the thought of trusting him wholly still terrified me. A few hours later, I woke up feeling rested, though I had only gotten about four or five hours of sleep. I had some of the best sleep I ever had during my stay in Red Wood, and I knew it was because my soulmate was so close by.
Part of me didn't want to leave the room because I was afraid of running into Roman. I knew that sooner or later, he and I would have to discuss this mark on my neck. If what he said was true, what did that mean for us? Were we already connected for life? I wanted to know more about the mark, and the only person I could think of who would have
