"Well, you shouldn't look past her." She repeated his words, squeezing his hands.
"How about you look at it, purely from a strategic standpoint, she's your single most valuable asset. Kayla is a Tier-One. Bonding with her is the most efficient path to power.
The surge you'd gain from her Vitae isn't something you can stumble upon easily."
She leaned closer, her breath warm against his ear, her body pressing against him with deliberate intent. The curve of her breasts brushed his chest as she shifted. Her violet eyes locked onto his, intense and unwavering.
"The stronger you are, the safer you are." She said, and Zaeryn knew for a fact, there was a lot of truth in her words.
If he was strong enough to defend himself and fight anything, then he was safer from this world, from whatever enemies he was going to make at the academy, and more importantly, from his mother's family and the Matriarch Tribunal when they inevitably find out about him.
