Everyone thought that I was careless. A playboy. Shallow. Very few realized that it was just the mask I chose to wear. I felt just as deeply as Niall, but I refused to show it. I refused to give any piece of myself to someone that was insignificant. Having a mate—even unbonded—that intensity to feel shot up to a whole new level. I smirked, outwardly pretending to be unbothered even though inside I was burning. What's more, the dark-haired vixen at my side burned even hotter with me.
