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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.
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 crosses paths with Emery more and more frequently, whether she prefers it that way or not. She doesn't agree with his mindset or crueler actions, and tries not to be associated with them - even though he tries hard to drag her down to his level. There's history between them that's deep enough that she avoids talking about it.
Emery has developed an interest in Isendra that's strong enough that he seeks her out if she's nearby. Something about her cool and aloof demeanor engages him, and he (not so secretly) often tries to influence her to 'slip up' and act truer to her vampiric nature. If he knows something about her other than what is shown to everyone else, he keeps it a tightly held secret.