The plan.

It was undeniable that such a strong feeling had only been provoked by that mate bond, but as long as there was something already brewing in her heart, then he was willing to give chase. He was going to make sure that the love she possessed for him goes beyond the mate bond.

He wanted to be hers, body and soul and beyond reasoning.

For Mordeu, it was quite different, though he had decided to be bigger than his feelings, he realized that he was but a pebble when compared to his towering emotions, the thoughts that plagued his mind. No matter how much he tried to, he couldn't stop thinking of the reality that Cillian had known he was different from them.

And Cillian never brought it up.

Had he been laughing behind him?

Had he been ridiculing him where his eyes could not set on?

Mordeu took in a deep breath, "I think it's time our focus lay on the task at hand."