Chapter 236: It’s About Trust.
Kaito was already losing control. Her breasts were soft against him, her nipples hard, and the hunger in him burned. He wanted to kiss her, to lay her down and bury himself inside her warmth, to stretch her and hear her moan his name. He wanted to love her so deeply that she would forget every pain and lose herself in him.
But before he could go further, a sharp slap landed across his face. She shoved him away with force. The sting went deeper than the pain on his skin. What the hell had he been expecting?
Shit... he knew he had fucked up the second he saw the fury in her eyes.
"Are you out of your damn mind?" Angela snapped, yanking her shirt down with trembling hands. She shoved him back again, her anger shaking her whole body. "Did you really think sex would fix this? Do you think I’d give myself to the man who lied to me so badly?"
"I-I don’t know what I was thinking..." Kaito’s voice faded. He hated himself. He was such a fool for letting his urges speak louder than his heart.
"You think I’m some slut," Angela spat out, her voice breaking as she rubbed her palms together like she was trying to calm herself. She paced the floor, her chest heaving. "You were never planning to talk about the truth. You just wanted to silence me with sex like you always do. You—"
"No!"
"That’s exactly what you’ve been doing, Kaito!" she screamed, her eyes wet with tears she refused to let fall. "I didn’t even see it until now. Every single time I asked you what you were hiding, you kissed me, you touched me, you tried to distract me. I was too stupid to notice!"
Kaito bit his lip until he tasted blood. He never thought of it that way. To him, every touch, every kiss was out of love, because he wanted her. It had nothing to do with the secrets.
He kept them because he loved her. He thought hiding the truth was the only way to protect her.
"I was afraid to tell you about Seraphina because I knew you would act like this," he confessed, his voice low.
"Oh shut up, Kaito!" Angela’s voice cracked as she turned to face him. Her face was hard, her brows drawn tight. "Don’t you dare twist this on me. If you hadn’t lied, I wouldn’t be this angry. This isn’t just about loyalty. This is about trust. We swore no secrets. I begged you over and over to tell me what was wrong, but you kept lying to me."
He didn’t say a word. She wished he would argue back so she could scream at him, but he stayed silent. "So you see, it’s not about your loyalty. It’s about trust, Kaito. How do you expect me to believe you or ever trust your words again after this?"
Kaito nodded slowly, his chest heavy. He didn’t mean to, but tears slipped from his eyes. "I really hurt you. I hurt you so much that I am ashamed of myself. I know you cannot trust me again, but I will still ask for a chance. Let me make it right. Let me build this back."
"Won’t it be too much of a task?" she asked, stealing a glance at him. They had never been like this before. The last time they fought, there weren’t many words. He had always been a man who spoke little, but today she had thrown every bitter word at him just to wound him.
"Too much of a task?" Kaito shook his head, his eyes locked on hers, those same hazel eyes that had captured his heart from the beginning. "I cannot live without you. I cannot live knowing I hurt you so deeply and cannot fix it. I have to fix this, Angela. I caused it all."
Angela’s lips trembled as she nodded without speaking. His words were slowly breaking down the walls she had put up. She knew how much he loved her.
"Ever since you came into my life, you have been nothing but light. To be honest, I thought loving you would be hard. I thought this journey we were on was going to break me, but you made everything easy, for me and for my brothers. You deserve better than this. You deserve more than this pain I have caused you, and I am sorry."
She said nothing. Her silence pressed heavy between them, but he went on. "I ask for your forgiveness for every wrong I’ve done and for lying about Seraphina. I was going to tell you, but I didn’t know how without breaking you."
"I will try to make it up to you," he whispered.
"We will see, Kaito," Angela said at last, her voice low as she stepped back.
"Do not be angry at Alex and the others. If you are going to punish anyone, then let it be me only," Kaito begged quietly. "I will give you space, but if you want me to stay—"
"No, go away," she said, rolling her eyes. He hesitated for a moment, as if waiting for her to change her mind, but at last he turned and walked off. Angela stood still, shivering in silence, not believing she was crying this much just because he was leaving.
Mighty Storm kept clawing inside her, begging her to stop him, begging her not to let this fight tear them apart, not when the root of it was another girl who meant nothing compared to what they shared. Deep down she knew that Kaito would never betray her. That was not why she was angry.
"Shit, Angela," she muttered, leaning against the wall in frustration. By now Kaito had already left the cave. She told herself she would remain there until she pulled herself together, until she stopped feeling so broken.
But then the thought hit her hard. Without thinking twice, Angela rushed to the mouth of the cave. Kaito was already making his way down the slope. She called out to him and he stopped, turning back, his face confused as if wondering if she was alright.
"I need you," she whispered through their link.
Before she could even blink, he was standing in front of her again. Her heart skipped at the speed of it, and a small smile escaped her lips. It touched her, how much he wanted to be by her side without a second thought.
Angela wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself against him, closing the gap between their bodies. He was still confused, still trying to understand why she had called him back, but when her gaze met his, it broke him over and over again.
Kaito leaned down, his lips brushing close to hers. He wanted to kiss her, but he froze, remembering what she had accused him of earlier. His jaw clenched as he cursed himself. "I’m doing it again. I’m trying to use sex to cover up. I’m so fucking stupid. I can’t control myself."
"No," Angela whispered, cupping his face in her hands. Her voice shook but her eyes were steady. "I wanted this, Kaito. I might have taken things too far, but right now I want you. I want to feel your touch."
Kaito started to speak but she pressed her finger against his lips to hush him. She leaned in and brushed her lips over his. She tasted the salt of his tears, the numbness of his mouth, but she didn’t stop. Not until his hands gripped her waist and pulled her tighter.
His palms slid down, grabbing her bare buttocks, lifting her into his arms as she gasped softly. He carried her back inside the cave, his lips locked with hers, kissing her with every last drop of love and desperation he had left.