“I promise, Faith,” he said a little reluctantly, but I knew Amelio, if he gave you his word, then he meant it. My secret was safe with him. They were both staring at me curiously. It was time I put them out of the misery.
“The reason I asked is . . . .” I let out a shaky breath. Why did this suddenly feel so hard to admit to them? But they took me in. I owed them my honesty at the very least. Besides, he was taking me out on Sunday. I didn’t want to sneak out, that would be a betrayal of their trust, and I wasn’t willing to play with that. Not when I knew they wouldn’t do it to me.
“Because he is my mate”, I rushed out. That felt really weird to say out loud. Now that someone else knew, it felt more real than it was before. And it was terrifying.
“Faith . . . . . Faith, calm down. Y
