Thea’s silver eyes lock onto Vance’s dark eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that if you were to choose differently, my question before in the study, if you changed your answer, wouldn’t it change this whole outcome?"
"To be your mate?"
Vance shifts uncomfortably even though he has heard it once before. He still fears the rejection that he knows is coming. Thea’s head may be filled with grief and everything may feel wrong, but she still has to stand by what she believes. Even if his way had the potential to make everything fine.
"I still choose the same path Vance"
Vance smiles self-deprecatingly as he nods. He doesn’t know why he was expecting a different outcome, he just set himself up for failure. He said it was her last chance in the office, yet he still subjected himself to it ag
