***POV: Cole***Damn, I don’t know what this woman is doing to me. Being with her and inside her is all I can think about. We are most definitely going to have to have a talk and figure this out, because there is no way I can be without her now. I have never felt anything like this before for anyone. Everything about us being together is electric. I follow her back out onto the dance floor, she motions for drinks upstairs and I nod. We walk up the stairs and head to the bar. I caught a brief glimpse of my sister dancing very closely with Tobias on our way up. I’ll have to figure out what’s going on there. Pretty sure the guy is around my age, definitely too old for Imogen.We walk up to the bar and order drinks, and I hold Amara from behind, my hand on her waist, swaying her with me to the music.“Where did you learn to dance like that?” She asks me, turning around and eyeing with fake suspicion.“Like what?” I ask her, feigning innocence.“Oh please, you know what you are doing out t

***POV: Cole***I am so mad; I can’t even see straight. I storm out of the club and just walk aimlessly. I don’t even know where to go, but I know I can’t be near Amara right now. This is all just too much to take in. Her fated mate? I am her fated mate. What does that even mean? These feelings I have for her, could they possibly not be real? I am in love with this woman, or at least I think I am. I have so many questions and doubts now. Does she actually have feelings for me or is it the bond? She said she loved me, is that real? How much does the bond affect my feelings? I wish she had been honest with me.I look around and realize I am approaching some docks. I don’t even recognize where I am having had a limited experience on the colony so far. I sit down by the water, take a deep breath of the salty air, and try to exhale out my frustrations. This is all more than I bargained for. This girl is a supernatural being, a leader, and comes with baggage that I don’t think we will ever

***POV: Amara***Of course, my mother and her tea have helped soothe me. I know I have no one but myself to blame for this mess but thinking it all over I can’t see what I should have done differently. With Cole not even knowing about our supernatural existence, I couldn’t have told him we were fated to each other right away regardless. He would have thought I was crazy.There was so much going on with me, hell, I didn’t even want to be with him or anyone for that matter. It just wasn’t the right timing. Maybe after we started getting involved, maybe after we talked about really giving it shot, maybe that would have been the time.There is no easy or right answer for this, and maybe I can make him see that too. I sit up, gather all my resolve, deciding it’s time to face the music, and talk to Cole.“Amara, what are you thinking?” My mother asks gently, knowing me so well that she probably already has her answer from just looking at me.“I need to talk to him Mami, I need to try to mak

***POV: Amara***My words are hanging in the air. I wish he would say something, do something, have any kind of reaction. Instead, he is just staring blankly off into space. I feel like I can’t breathe. I know this is probably for the best, but my emotions are screaming that this is all just wrong. Kylah is begging to be with her mate, her whining in my head driving me to distraction. I have to hold on to my resolve, he doesn’t want me anyway, so there really isn’t anything to think about here.“Ok well, I guess we’ve said all there is to say, so I’ll go now.” I can’t even look at him as I push off the bed. I feel like I am going to vomit. I stand and I am about to walk away when suddenly he clamps his hand around my wrist, sending those damn tingles shooting through my body. I close my eyes and revel in them, knowing I will never feel anything quite like this again.“Wait.” He whispers softly, keeping his gaze down and away from me.“What Cole? What else is there to say?” I half-hear

***POV: Imogen***I can’t believe this is actually happening. I had my first kiss, and it was with this super-hot man. With my limited exposure to guys, I wasn’t even sure it would ever happen. That felt magical. Is that what it always felt like? Is he going to do that again? What made him do it this time? I have so many questions.I focus on his face as he tells me that he has something to tell me. Oh no, here comes the letdown. I shouldn’t have told him that was my first kiss. Of course, this hot older guy isn’t going to want to be with an inexperienced teenager.“How old are you?” I awkwardly blurt out. He stops and bursts out in laughter again.“Well, that sort of came out of nowhere.” He grins at me. “I am an old man of 26.”I guess it could be worse. An 8-year age difference isn’t too bad, right? What am I even thinking, I have no chance here. “Sorry, what did you want to tell me?”“Well, I don’t want to repeat Amara and Cole’s situation, so I want to transparent from the start.