Chapter 18: Want To Be Braver

-Daphne-

Jackson’s words surprised me so much. I couldn’t make sense of them first. How could a marking help anything? That would only make my family so angry. They would definitely want revenge if I came back mark and mated to someone they didn’t approve of and then everything I feared would definitely happen. But then Jackson explained what he meant and slowly I began seeing where he was going. I couldn’t say I completely agreed though, but I could see where he was coming from.

“Jackson…” I began.

“Consider it.”

“But it wouldn’t be right,” I whispered.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, you would be forced to stay bound to me. Feelings can still change. You could still get angry with me, and where would we stand then?” I asked.

“But it would be different.”

“No, you would hate me.”

“Daphne, I could never hate you.”

“No, listen to me.”

I grabbed his hands, holding onto them, and a smile spread across both our lips because we couldn’t help it. We were still mates, and we desired on