Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 263

Chapter 263: Element of grief.

Leilani.

For a moment, I was so stunned, I couldn’t bring myself to move or speak, so all I could do was stay there, stiff as a statue, while Kael continued to hug me, his stubble brushing against my forehead as he muttered under his breath;

"I am really so so sorry! I wish there was something I could do for you!"

While he spoke, I hardly listened. Why? Because I was lost listening to the way his heart was beating heavily in his chest.

I was lost wondering why his featherlight touches tingled so much.

He pulled away from me suddenly and cleared his throat, his cheeks taking on a faint pinkish color as he rushed out;

"I didn’t mean to... I never... Leilani, I am sorry for touching you. I do not understand what has been wrong with me but I could... I should..."

"You should take your leave now," I answered a little too coldly, not missing the way he froze for a second before lifting his eyes to meet mine. And I do not know why, but I immediately felt like a piece of shit.

I felt like an ingrate. A nasty one at that.

So I gulped, turned away and hoping to salvage the situation, added; "I was guessing that you’ll be tired after everything. And also, thank you for coming to save me when you did. I do not know what I would’ve done without you tonight."

His face colored a bright shade of pink again, but then he turned away so fast one would think he was scared of looking at me.

"You have to stop thanking me, Leilani. These are the things I should’ve been doing for you, even though not as your mate but as your Alpha... instead, I was being a piece of shit, angry at you because of things I heard about you from someone who I should’ve known I didn’t like you one bit."

Chalice.

He didn’t have to spell out the name for me to know, but deciding to push that thought off, I coughed. Because what else was there to say to him besides clearing my throat?

A moment of silence passed between us, one that was very uncomfortable because I could very much feel his intense stares boring holes into the side of my head. He watched me carefully like a predator taunting its prey, and just when I had begun to think that he wouldn’t say anything else to me, he blurted;

"Why did you do it? Were you forced?"

I frowned, perplexed. "Forced to do what?"

The way he glanced away again made me somewhat antsy. And when he still wouldn’t respond, I was forced to pat his arm, my voice small as I asked again; "What was I forced to do?"

"Were you forced to lie against us— I mean my brothers and I— about Jennifer." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Jennifer.

Jennifer, dead my used- to- be- friend.

Jennifer whose death had caused quite a stir in the pack.

My hands trembled slightly but I clasped them on my thighs, hating the way the name echoed in my head over and over again like hollow sounds from an abandoned cave, twisting my guts until I feared I would become nauseous.

Tears burned at the corners of my eyes as memories— happy ones— rushed into my head and I turned away, wiping at them before they would fall. But that action, however small it was, Kael caught it.

His hand shot up to grab mine before I could pull away and I jerked when those nasty jolts of electricity rushed between our joined skins.

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