His expression was composed; there was only the slightest hardening of his topaz eyes. 'She's been seeing Jasper in a strange place, she thinks, near his former. . .family. But he has no conscious intentions to go back.' He sighed. 'It's got her worried.

“The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distanc…”

“Holding grudges is not one of your many talents.”

“I want you, and I want you forever. One lifetime is simply not enough for me.”

“It was the first time I'd ever felt truly jealous of anyone else in my entire l…”