~ SASHA ~
Sasha snorted. "Simple? Are you fucking kidding me?"
"I meant your love is simple, Sasha. You two love each other, admit it, and live it. That is… something to be envied. It doesn't happen for all of us that way—even with the bond."
"But… the bond… I thought that was like God putting you together or something? How can she have it with you and want him instead?"
"Because the Chimeran bond is… not simple. Some are born with it, others develop it over time. In either case it has to be accepted," Lhars said through his teeth, looking away to the trees. "I don't wish to discuss it further."
"And you say I'm not being up front with my words."
Lhars glared. "I'm being very upfront. But if you are unclear, let me state it for you: I do not wish to talk about this. At all."
