Aspen’s POV
“It must have been so awful knowing Helio was your mate and then Knox coming up to you like he was,” Blanche said, popping a peppermint bonbon into her mouth.
“I never felt anything but confusing when I looked at Helio,” I admitted. “I thought he was my cousin, so I wouldn’t have recognized any pull to him. Whatever that wizard Titus did made me feel something toward Knox, but it was nothing like what I have with Helio. Not that there’s anything wrong with Knox Toprak. He just wasn’t my mate.”
Aira snorted. “Nothing wrong with him? He rejected you, that asshole. That alone means there’s plenty wrong with him!”
“Aira, language,” my mother said, finding a caramel on the delicate silver tray of goodies Scarlett had brought to us. “And you can’t really blame the man. He thought
