Zafir hated the feelings he harbored for Stella. It was making him a traitor to the family that unconditionally accepted him.
Sure they were not blood-related but they grew up together. He watched her grow all this time.
And he wanted to remain a part of the family that raised him.
If his feelings were revealed, he would be an outcast. He would have nowhere to belong.
He didn't want to go to Alvarez or Argento. He didn't need to. His heart was in Valyenor.
And yet, he couldn't stop his feelings from taking control of him.
Just seeing Stella, even from afar makes him gaze at her. The smallest things she did was too loveable that he couldn't stop staring.
Every smile she gave him made his heart race. Every second of attention she bestowed on him made him crave even more. And the lightest touch ignited a fire inside him that was too hard to douse.
