Easton Pov I was feeling slightly better now that I was clean, wearing fresh clothes, and wrapped in Jared’s smell once more. So much had happened since that rejection, so much pain, and sadness…but standing here in the doorway, my fingers laced with Jared’s as he slung his bag over his back…It was like nothing happened. I couldn’t forget what happened, of course. The rejection, the blackmail, it was horrifying. If we weren’t blessed mates, we never would have been able to even have a chance to fix our bond. Even still, I was finding it hard to stay mad at Hayden. The way he apologized, and the words he said…they made sense. He didn’t want me to be cursed by the Goddess. At least this way, we knew there was no doubt that the Goddess hadn't made a mistake. This wasn’t a test, otherwise