And… Are you okay? Like, that seems very intense… And dangerous, I think. You were telling me just the other day about how we should not mess with the Preds and you now…" "He's different." She rushed to say. "Like, not what I expected at all. He was so gentle all the time. He was incisive, a little intimidating, but he made me feel so safe. I think that was the first time in my life I wasn't thinking or stressing, I was just feeling. And everything I felt was amazing. But you're my best friend, Haera, and I don't need to lie to you. I'm scared." "Scared of what?" "Finding a mate in a guy like him. He's not exactly… How can we ever be together?" She asked, looking down. I saw the bright in her eyes disappear for a moment. That was the first time she seemed sad ever since she started tell