My suspicions were solidified the moment Derek said, "…she wouldn't have given up her whole life outside of the island just to come back here to me."
If my conclusions were correct, Ben and Sofia had already been outside the island after their captivity. Only Sofia came back. I knew then the message that I was going to relay to Lucas. I was about to find a scout in order to relay a note to Natalie Borgia, but just as I was about to head off to the port, Yuri Lazaroff showed up.
The same strange mixture of irritation and affection came over me. I owed the handsome young man so much more than I was willing to admit. Though I couldn't relate to Derek and his lunacy over the redheaded human, I could relate to the feeling that I didn't deserve the person I loved. I would rather die than admit it to anyone at The Shade, but I'd always been in love with Yuri, a man I knew I would never in a million years deserve.
