Chapter 44

(Aurora's POV)

"You didn't go with him, why?" Nate asked when we got to the room.

"I knew you would come for me."

"You were right, you know; I would have gone to the moon and back to find you," he replied.

"Nate. What do you want from me?" I asked him, because I was confused, why would he want me? After everything, I was nothing to him, but when he looked at me in that new, different way I was finally getting used to, I was left confused.

"I want more than you can ever give, more than I have the right to take from you, Aurora. I want what you cannot give and I've already taken so much, I do not deserve it."

"How did you feel when you saw me kissing him?" I asked. The curiosity was eating me out. He didn't seem jealous, but he should be, right?

"I felt furious. I wanted to kill him right there," he said. His voice was no longer soft, and I flinched. He noticed that small movement. "But I couldn't."

"Why?"

"Because I kno