Fated To Three Betrayed By All Until She Rose (Leilani) by Ahvahh novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Let her go.

Kael.

I knew I was mad. Downright pissed. But I couldn’t ascertain if I was mad at Leilani for pulling this stunt, that is stealing our investors; Or mad at her for kissing Frostclaw.

Right in front of everyone.

To me, it looked like a claim. It seemed as though she was finally giving the press something to talk about. But at the same time, warning my brothers and I to keep off.

This was her asking us to finalize the rejection process with immediate effect.

But still, I couldn’t let go. I didn’t want to. I wasn’t even sure I could bring myself to do it, or force my wolf into enduring something that agonizing.

"Let’s get out of here!" Caelum spat from behind me, but I didn’t move an inch. I couldn’t move. I felt glued into place.

I soon felt a shake before slender hands snaked themselves around my shoulders. Chalice’s face came into view. She drawled; "Kael, are you okay?"

But I couldn’t respond. I mean, what was I supposed to say to her? That I am fine? That everything’s just great after I’d just watched Leilani kiss and run off with some guy?

That I am doing okay even though I’m quite jealous?

"Kael, I don’t know what’s wrong with you but you’re scaring me!" She snapped. "You three are scaring me and I don’t like it!"

I turned to my brothers then to see their ashen faces and stoic expressions. Caelum spat; "Let’s leave."

"Yes, let’s go home. I think this isn’t where I want to be anymore!"

Finally agreeing that we ought to leave, I grabbed Chalice’s arm only for her to shrug me off so quickly that I stumbled forward. My eyes widened in shock and irritation. I growled; "Chalice!"

"Baby, we’re going home now. You should come with us." Caelum butted in, draping his arm around her which she instantly shrugged off.

She pointed at the crowd, dropped her head meekly and muttered; "I’m not leaving."

"Why?" The three of us said in unison, causing a few people around to turn to us. We ignored them.

I drawled; "Why do you not want to leave? We want to... so you ought to come with us."

"I want to stay back and socialize." She said softly. "After I lost my chance to work at Frostclaw, I’ve been trying to get into other prominent companies and look at that..." she whispered, pointing to the crowd filled with elites all over the country, "...most of the CEOs of prominent companies are here. This is my chance to try a different approach."

Silence settled between us as soon as she said that, and then after a moment, I finally sighed whilst rubbing my face as if to take out the creases along my skin. I said; "it’s fine then. We’ll stay behind."

"No." Chalice replied so fast, my head nearly spun. If I didn’t know any better, I would’ve feared she was trying to get rid of us. She mumbled; "No. No, don’t worry about me. I can take care of myself just fine. Moreover, this way, I can socialise without people thinking I only made it this far because of my affiliation with you guys."

Now, that made sense.

I turned to Zevran and Caelum, expecting them to chirp in, and while Caelum seemed reassured, Zevran said nothing. He simply nodded once and then turned away from us to begin walking out of the hall.

And goddess, I was stunned. Even Chalice’s face fell.

"I believe he doesn’t like me, that one." She said softly, dropping her gaze.

Caelum was quick to try to reassure her. He draped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close, his lips brushing against her temple as he drawled; "He doesn’t hate you. He’s just... well, Zevran."

I nodded. "He’s basically like that with everybody."

"Really?" She asked hopefully, and while it hurt me to lie to her, I couldn’t help but beam a smile at her.

"Yes," I answered with so much conviction, you’d think I was trying to convince myself. "You should be used to him by now."

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