Still, I found Lena’s response…intimate. “I know that’s not true. I can see it in your eyes.” Why were they so gentle with one another? Why did Lena jump in front of one of our kind’s biggest enemies to save him? How is it that the Slayer of Witches flipped like a switch, so eager to help? I could see that perhaps he witnessed our power and realized utilizing it could help him overthrow King Ulric. I could. But why, when Silas was staring at Lena’s injured body back in Fort Laith…why, when I read him, did I feel love? Soul-Ties. It was the only damn explanation.
