Chapter 47

He led Sylvie out of the house until they were inside his car. He asked his driver to step out while he talked to her. "Hey are you alright?" He asked, his voice laced with real concer

She shook her head negatively, not wanting to lie as usual. How could she be fine after that?

She stared sadly at her laps, fiddling with her nails as she wept, recalling the betrayal and all the harsh words they'd said. She was thirteen when her mother died. Her parents had been divorced before then, and though, her father tried to hide the truth from her since she was little, she still overheard him through little whispers and phone calls. The news hadn't circulated a lot back then, so Sylvic didn't have a hard time being bullied by it. But now, hearing it again after all these years reopened healing wounds.

I'm sorry" Kage sighed. He didn't know what exactly happened, but he knew Sylvie to be a strong woman. Words hardly ever got to her, and even if they did, she hardly showed it. So, for her to cry this much, he knew his family must have said really hurtful things to her. Very bad things. Seeing her cry this much hurt him, strangely,

Sylvie didn't know which was more surprising - Kage standing up for her, or him actually apologizing. It was the first time he was ever apologizing to her - ever.

He pulled her into himself, offering her some comfort while she cried in his shoulders.

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Kage had taken her back to her lodge, but after much conviction, she agreed to move back to the house the next day.

She was still scared a

I scared about Paul's death, but she figured if Kage really had anything to do with ur, and she wanted to help. she'd have to stay close to him. Westley was surprised he visited her in her lodge that night and learned she was moving back with

news, but there wasn't much he could do to convince her.

Kage. He didn't like the

Lana, on the other hand, was skeptical when Kage had asked her to come over to the house. These days, he was always so busy, he hardly ever called her over himself. But this, she didn't feel good.

She knew what had gone down at the Hawkins mansion. Of course, it was her doing, but she also heard it didn't completely end well as Kage had come in and defended her. That was a plan ruiner. Now, he was calling for her. "Hey, babe. How're y you

doing? She smiled as she approached him at the wine counter where he sat.

with his back

He sat With

and he didn't bother turning to her. But when she got close and touched him- placed a hand on his back- he lost it. "Get it off," he uttered the words

brows were furrowed, but she withdrew

look in

do it? His tone was as hard as

pulled a confused face, so he went further. "Tell my family about

to know she was pregnant with multiple babies. The reveal had

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Chapter 47

at the right time. He knew what their reactions would be and he could imagine the manner with which Lana had told them about it for them to had reacted the way they did. Lana

He threw his glass on the floor, crashing

Lana

on the floor, and at Kage. "Kage..." "You think Sylvie's ruining our relationship? So, you want to ruin her life!?" He

angry, she feared he'd lay his

Lana lost it. Her eyes released

makes

nose flared. "Don't you know Sylvie being pregnant

did

was too scared to speak. She realized if she said one wrong word, Kage

his voice was so

angry about it, Kage. I simply wanted

they could spit out fire.

His eyes looked like

turning to the table to

brows furrowed. Now, she

taking back his seat as he drank from

two steps towards

He w

There

a while, simply drinking from his glass. Then, he uttered the words that shattered Lana.

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sound of something shattering, but it was

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