Chapter 84: Chocolate Palace.
"I don’t know." She said tentatively, cutting his words off. "I don’t know if I’m in love with you guys yet." She looked down at their joined hands, unable to keep looking at him.
"You know how the mate bond can be, all it comes with and the other important things it leaves you to carry by yourself. You guys are great and caring and everything I had asked for and more, so I do not dislike you guys at all. I’m protective, I care, I worry, and who knows, I might actually love you guys but I don’t know about it yet." She explained letting the silence linger a bit.
"I’m sorry, Theodore." She apologized, not daring to look up at him as she blinked back the tears that were forming in her eyes.
"Princess." Theo called with a hoarse voice, using his other hand to lift her chin so she was facing him, but she kept her gaze in their hands. "Please look at me." He pleaded softly his voice smoothening a bit.
Bethany was honestly scared of what she was going to see if she looked upon at him.
Anger?, sadness?, reluctant acceptance?
’Understanding?’ She asked herself in disbelief as she reluctantly looked into his eyes.
"I can’t judge you, Princess. Whether you had said no or yes, although I really appreciate you telling me the truth, but either way, I could never judge you, Princess." He pacified, rubbing his fingers on her chin.
"But why?" She couldn’t help but I ask, tears gathering at the corners of her eyes.
"Because it’s unnecessary, Princess. Why would I do that? Love isn’t the same thing as being attracted to someone by unknown forces, Princess, besides you don’t know everything about us yet and neither are we in a hurry." He explained, wiping off the tears that threatened to fall freely from her eyes.
"But it hurt you." Bethany tried to protest, but Theo shook his head, not wanting to hear more.