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~Rosie

There's a cold silence in the room.

When I turn to look at Time beside me, his face is cold and stony, clearly not enjoying having to relive this moment. It's even plummeted my heart into my stomach, and I'm not the one being broken up with for my brother. I can't even begin to imagine how he must feel, having invested so much time into her for her to turn around and tell him something as heartbreaking as this.

The Time currently living in this situation has lost all colour in his face, a flutter of confusion crossing his forehead. Quite frankly, he looks betrayed. I want. To reach out and slap that girl, or shake her. Why would she be with him in the first place if that isn't what she truly wanted?

"I don't understand. You're in love with Thought?" He questions, voice quivering nervously. The sound bites at my heart, but I shake that feeling off.

I know this is to make me feel sorry for Time. Quite honestly it's working.

Amaris sits up, pushing the covers off her body. It looks like she is going to lean over and comfort the puzzled immortal beside her, but instead, she hops out of the bed, looking around for proper clothes. I watch Time stars at her from the bed, still confused on why his lover suddenly dropped this bomb on him, and won't stick around to talk about it with him. Instead, she moves around the room, shoving clothes on at the same time.

"I'm sorry, okay. I was planning to tell you, but you wanted to go on this trip, and I didn't know how to tell you," Amaris explains, wiggling into a pair of jeans. "I'm going to leave, and I'll never come near you again, I promise. Just please don't do anything to hurt me."

The girls soft, genuine pleas seem to come as a surprise to Time, who furrows his brow, almost looking disgusted. "You think I would hurt you?"

"I don't know," she replies.

"I would never hurt you...You always told me you weren't afraid of my abilities," Time comments. Amaris still looks skeptical, and for once, I side with her. Time does have abilities that are beyond fathomable, and oftentimes are frightening. If I were to cross him in a way as bad as she did, I would be scared for my life too. Who knows what kind of torture he can provide.

But of course, that's the only way in which I can at all understand where she is coming from. I may not want to be with Time for all the implications it involves, but I would never pull something like this...No matter what there is to see in the future.

"I'm sorry, okay? I really am. I didn't mean to hurt you," she comments.

"But why? How did this happen?" Time questions, still sitting in the bed, looking dumbfounded. When I glance over at the Time standing beside me, I notice he doesn't look angry, or mad at Amaris. He just looked pained, still struggling with this memory despite the fact that this happened so many years ago. Clearly she has been the most important part of his life, and she betrayed in such a horrible, unforgiving way.

Amaris stops as she pulls on her shoes. "I can't explain it. I met Thought and I knew immediately that I had feelings for him. I couldn't control the way I felt around him, and when I started to talk to him, I realised that he feels the same way as me."

Time closes his eyes for a moment, and releases a sigh. "You know what kind of immortal he is. He is powerful too, you know. How do you know he didn't manipulate you through your mind to make you feel these tings?"

Amaris looks offended. "He wouldn't do that."

"You don't know that. You don't know my brother like I do. He would do something like this to hurt me", Time says. I'm unsure of whether he is truly trying to protect her or whether he is saddened by her leaving him, and wants to do anything to convince her to stay. It doesn't seem likely that the latter is true, but the desperate look on his face is starting to convince me otherwise.

"I'm sorry Time. I truly am," Amaris says, before she gathers the rest of her belongings, and leaves out the door.

A sad, heavy silence consumes the room the moment the door glides shut. I can't take my eyes of the hurt, pained immortal sitting in that bed, clearly trying to make sense of what just occurred. It didn't happen to me, and even I'm confused and upset.

I don't have much more time to observe him, before suddenly everything around me begins to fall away, and before I know it, I'm standing back in the hotel room I was in before. Gasping, I stumble away from Time, gathering my bearings, trying to recount everything that just occured.

"What in the world did I just witness?" I breathe.

Moving backward, I sit down on the edge of the bed. Time paces the room, looking deep in thought. I don't say anything, simply concentrating on his expression, letting him talk before I press him anymore. I'm anxious about how he is going to act around me now that I've witnessed this.

He taps on his lips with his index finger, before he comes to a sudden stop. "I hope you know that none of this excuses any of my next actions. I am a terrible person."

His sudden admission takes me aback. He isn't looking at me, just staring at the carpet, deep in thought. I'm not exactly sure why he has suddenly delved into self hatred, considering none of this was his fault. It makes me anxious for what might come up in the future if he is so afraid of my reaction after this.

"I know. What you went through wasn't at all good, and I know I wouldn't be able to handle it," I say nervously, trying to rationalise to not make this situation any worse. I want to curse myself for it, but right now, I'm not sure what else I should do.

"Immortals can be dramatic. Me especially. I overreacted a lot. I just want to warn you," he tells me.

"Time. It's okay."

He pauses mid breath, before his shoulders slump. It's not common to see Time so anxious and flighty. He's so well put together, and from the outside, he appears frightening in every way, and not just because of those golden eyes and charming smile. People fear him because of what he has done, and I have to face that, as his mate. And blindly too. I don't have the slightest idea what he has done.

He walks over, kneeling down in front of me. My eyes widen, but I don't move, as he takes my hands, and lays his head on my lap.

I stare down as his black waves, unsure of what to do.

"All my life, I've known I would one day find my mate, and I would have to be completely honest about my past. All the people I hurt for power, for the fun of it all. Never will I deserve forgiveness," he murmurs into my lap, his voice muffled and soft. I blink a few times, completely dumbfounded. Am I mean to comfort him?

Raising my hand up slightly, it hovers right over his head as I consider what to do next. "It's okay. I'm sure we will take this one step at a time. As long as we keep away from Sinful, right?"

Talk about Sinful. He hates Sinful.

His body deflated, and I finally relent, allowing myself to delve my fingers into his hair to gently comfort him. Remaining quiet for a moment, I simply listen to the sound of his breathing. I know the more I do this, the better our connection becomes as mates. That's the truly scary thing, but in this moment, I'm not bothered at all.

In fact, I'm quite content.

"I like you a whole lot," Time murmurs into my lap. I'm unsure of this entire day as settled him into a depressive state, and he's talking through a veil of emotions, or if he truly likes me. In a special way that mates should like each other.

Swallowing, I scramble for a response, but I can only settle on one. "I like you too."

Time's head pulls up off my lap, and he looks at me. Through a fringe of dark hair, he looks at me, lips slightly parted. Did I say something I shouldn't have said? Did I give him an idea that I shouldn't have? I like Time, for reasons I don't want to think about, because I know they are out of my control. That's damn mate bond, surely.

"I don't want to resist you anymore," he breathes. Before I even have a chance to react - as I was planning to with confusion - he lurches up, leaning over me which subsequently sends me backwards into the bed.

Maybe I could have pushed him away, but as he kisses me, I find my body doesn't want him to stop. So I don't.

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