"I'm sorry, what now?" Cliff asked. "Oh I knew you'd figure it out, baby." Elijah told me and pulled me in for a long kiss. "Wait what? I'm so confused." I said, tears running down my face. "Hey, don't cry. Please. And don't reject me, I'm begging, Kat." He now had tears running down his cheeks too. Reject? What? "No, hell no, I would never reject you! Are you crazy?" I said, gasping with wide eyes. "But I do want to know how this is possible. I thought... I thought I was mated to Kol?" I asked. "And what about your mate? How on earth am I your mate?" I added. "I'll explain, just calm down and breathe for a second, babe." He told me and pulled me into his lap. "Okay, I'm calm. Now explain." I demanded, but the moment I did, I felt a pang of regret. "Don't treat him like that!" My wo

