Sasha's POV
I cannot help but relax against his chest. Do I love him? Of course, I do. I want to be with him so badly. But what about my reputation and that of my family? What about my mother, who does not give a damn about me? What about my plans to take over the world one day? When I stand in his arms, none of that matters. I want to be with him. It would be easy to say yes and allow him to mark me. It will bite me even more powerful than I am now. I will be able to walk in the sunlight again. Ivan is no longer a vampire. My family is coming after my mother and me. The originals believe that my mother and all her children are heartless. They think that we do not have hearts. My father was a warlock, and he did not want this life for me.
However, I am so used to being independent. I am
