Raider asked. “She let them go. Told them to get to safety.” Raider traced circles on the back of Nitro’s hand as he looked at her brother. He was silent as he pictured the scene Ash had just described. “She showed compassion that night.” “She did. A little bit sneaks out of her here and there, but I haven’t seen anything like what happened that night until you came along. We’ve always felt separate from the world. Not really human, not really demon, so we didn’t know that it could happen to us. We’ve heard for centuries how people and demons are fated to one mate. But I know that it’s true now, because you’re hers. I saw her humanity rip her inner demon to shreds when it came to you.” He sighed. “She loved you.” Raider’s jaw clenched. Hearing the story of her past had dried up his tears, but hearing that he affected her the way she affected him made tears well in his eyes again. “I love her.” Ash stood up as if he couldn’t stand being next to his sister any longer.
