Pan's POV It had been weeks since I told Kelpie about my secret. That I loved her. She has not said anything in response. Sure, she has Hym and Shade to think about. Sure, this is a big decision, but she could give me some indication, could she not? Instead, she seemed to be avoiding me. Whenever I asked if we could be alone, she found some excuse not to be. I have also noticed that Hym or Shade or whoever the hell that stallion is at any given moment stares at me whenever I try to slyly suggest it. I have tried to maybe even just spend time with her with or without the presence of the other bachelors but she is always stiff and wary. She is being nice but…formally so. It’s infuriating. I poured out my heart to her and she doesn’t even have the decency to tell me she doesn’t feel the same way. “Maybe that’s for the best. Maybe she just wants you to forget about it.” That’s what Hook’s advice was. He seemed to think it is her way of telling me no but again, why not just tell it to