she took a deep breath . she knew what she wanted , and she wanted kaiden . '' i want to belong to you . unless you do n't want me . '' '' did n't i just say i loved you ? '' '' actions speak louder than words . i wo n't ask you again ,
kaiden

he demanded , almost daring me to respond . i guess this is where i made my final choice . this is where the two parts of me that were torn mended together and created the rest of my eternity . '' love , '' i whispered , clearing my throat . then , louder , i repeated , ''
love

otherwise , physically , he was n't bad . inside he felt oddly drained . numb . he wanted to lie down in the dirt and go to sleep . '' cole ? '' jace asked again . cole realized he had n't answered . '' i think so . '' '' you saved the day , '' dalton said , coming up from behind to put an arm around
cole