Chapter 57: In Pursuit

Sorin shook his head, tormented anew by every kiss he'd taken, every moment where he'd thought Koray had wanted him too. "I don't think he ever really wanted me. I think he felt he had no choice and was making the best of the situation." It hurt to think that Koray had felt that way, that all Sorin had felt was not echoed, only endured. How was it fair to be so … besotted, he conceded … with someone who felt nothing in return? He could remember exactly how Koray tasted, how he smelled, how he felt … and the whole time Koray had just …

Had he really made Koray feel as though he had no choice in the matter? The very idea made Sorin sick, made him hate himself. It was not his way to force anyone, and yet that was how Koray had felt the entire time. "I am not certain I merit the position of High Paladin and I wonder now if I ever did."