Lea “What do you mean by darkness? Didn’t our mate bond keep all your darkness at bay?” I asked, perplexed. Richard exhaled sharply, “Not completely. Some of the darkness insists on staying.” “But you opened your side of the bond, we both did and we both embraced our bond fully. I don’t understand.” “I know, we did. But part of mine and Titan’s darkness is very deep and it’s hard to let go of,” he replied, looking away for a moment, his face contorted with uneasiness. Now it was my turn to breathe deeply, but even my thoughts were interrupted by a yawn. I was very tired, actually, I was quite sleepy due to my state, in such a way that when my need to slip into my dreams came, I could hardly fight it. “Richard, I…” I started. He chuckled lightly, probably my face loo

