Not far down the trail we reached the lake and I laughed at Henley's excitement as she kicked off her shoes and ran towards the water. It was too cold to swim so we dipped our toes in the water. Getting ballsy we ventured to the waterfall and walked deeper into the water. I couldn't remember the last time I felt so alive. Sitting down beside Henley I leaned my head back and closed my eyes.

"I know I love Charlie but sometimes I wonder without all this soulmate stuff if we would be getting married" Henley says and when I look over at her she has her arms crossed and she's staring at the water. "What do you think about it all?" She asks me and I sit up.

"Just because your souls are drawn to one another it doesn't always mean your relationship will be perfect. It helps but it's not everything. I know Charlie loves you, I can see it. I think it can be a blessing or a curse and in your case you got blessed" I say and she smiles and pulls me in for a hug.

"Is that pendant from your soulmate? I've never seen you take it off. I overheard you the other day" She says and I look down at the pendant and rub a finger over it softly. Maybe I could finally tell someone. It would almost be more comforting when I am gone to know I wasn't forgotten.

"Ac-"

"Henley!" Charlie cuts me off breaking into the clearing and pulling Henley into his arms.

"Charlie? whats wrong?" She asks cupping his face in her hands and my eyes meet Dominic's emotionless eyes straining back into mine.

"No one could find you at dinner" He says and I look up and realize that we had lost track of time.

"I'm sorry it was my fault. I wanted to get some fresh air" I say and Charlie buries his face in Henley's neck.

"All's forgiven. As long as Henley's alright" He says and laughs as she rolls her eyes before they walk hand in hand ahead of me down the trail leading back to the castle. Dominic fell into step beside me and I couldn't process the emotions spinning in his mind.

"You know he would have killed you if anything happened to Henley" he whispered darkly into my ear.

"We can take care of ourselves" I say and in the next second he has my back up against a tree.

"Can you?" He asks with what looked like anger in his eyes. "Yes" I said sternly and shoved him back a few feet. When his eyes met mine they darkened slightly and a small smirk fell on his lips. Looking away I started down the trail again where he caught up once more.

"He thought she had gotten cold feet. You never know when someone's just going to runaway and never come back" He whispers into my ear and it cuts like a knife into my heart. I stayed silent trying to calm my beating heart and steady my heavy breaths when it started to pour. I started to speed up when my foot caught a branch and my body lurched forward but Dominic caught me and pulled me to his chest. He didn't let me go right away. "Aren't you glad I came now?" He says and I swallow the heat rising in my body where his hands lingered.

"Maybe" I respond in a whisper and his eyes follow raindrops leaving a trail of heat in their path and I pushed myself away from him and picked up my pace the rest of the way to the castle. Luckily he remained quiet.

Heading inside we made our way to the dining hall and my stomach grumbled when I saw food. Taking my seat beside Henley we all helped ourselves while Victoria's judging gaze fell over all of us.

"Why are you soaking wet?" She asked crinkling her nose and Charlie gave a humorous laugh and smiled down at Henley.

"Just dancing in the rain" He said and then drew Henley in for a kiss. Victoria scoffed and looked away to Dominic who had barely eaten a thing.

"I doubt you were dancing in the rain. You won't even dance with me" She said in a teasing voice to Dominic.

"Maybe" was all he responded with. It didn't take long before the soon to be newly weds left to shower giggling as they hurried upstairs. Being left alone with Victoria and Dominic was excruciating so I stood up and whispered a quick goodnight before excusing myself.

Laying in my bed all I could think about was the little glint of humor in his eyes earlier on the trail when I had pushed him back. It was a flicker of the mischievous Dominic I had fallen so in love with.

That night I could see him smoking a cigar on his porch. When I stood up to close the curtains I felt his gaze on me and I made sure not to look up. I didn't know what I'd do if I caught his gaze again. My heart hurt to be so close to him. It yearned for him.