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Connell likely met Isendra by doing a friend of a friend a favor. From that point on, they kept meeting and bickering, and meeting and bickering. Connell's not much here for vampire drama (despite the fact he could readily attest to her being a BABE) and took these feelings out with school boy teasing and bratty behavior. He toed the line till he suddenly he realized his life would be the lesser for not having her in it.
Isendra's relationship with Connell grew in slow stages. She was initially exasperated by his chaotic, schoolboy style teasing, but eventually warmed and developed a very contrasting friendship with him. It was only after a long period of friendship and a close call with his morality that she realized she was deeply attached, despite all her efforts not to be.
No matter what her heart feels, she harbors reservations about her love for Connell; she deeply believes he should eventually move on and fall for someone who he can have a family and grow old with. It hurts her to think that he could potentially miss out on the things she finds most important in life, BECAUSE of her.
Probably never has met Emery, but if he did he would mentally grumble about Vampire Drama(tm) and excuse himself to the snack table.