His face reflected the dawning of a true revelation. “I think… I love you.” Kara’s jaw dropped at that Partridge Family-inspired declaration. “What?” It came out a squeak. “No, you don’t. You can’t care about anything except your vengeance. The book repeats it like nine hundred times…” He cut her off, looking more and more confident in the words. “I know I love you. I know it. That’s what this new emotion is. It’s real. I feel it, hot and whole and genuine.” He slowly shook his head. “You are my mate. I’ve loved you from the first. Of course, I did.