Chapter 71

She turned with a slight startle, and her breath caught in her throat when she indeed found him approaching.

"Hey," het tipped his head at her.

"Hi, Kage." She hoped there was no tremor in her voice.

She turned away, returning her gaze to the expanse below. Only this time, she couldn't focus. What was he doing there?

Kage stood beside side her, staring into the night sky. "How are we doing?"

It took her a moment to realize what he meant. Heat flooded her cheeks as she glanced down at her belly. What she had on was a black crop top. Her bump was totally exposed. The bump was growing round. "Fine, I guess.

She shrugged.

He nodded. "If you need anything, anything at all, you know you're to-"

"I know," she cut in, rolling her eyes.

Silence stretched I between them. Sylvie became so uncomfortable she couldn't breathe anymore.

She turned away to leave. Kage grabbed her wrist. God, he needed to stop doing that. Each time he held her like that, it was as though her entire skin was freezing.

"Where are you going?" he gently asked.

She stared down at his hand holding hers. It took her a minute to get her composure back on. "Uh... inside? Where else would I be going?" She gulped hard after trying to answer bravely. just got

"But I

Buve

here."

for some time now." She tried walking away,

forced to

she didn't want to see. "About what I said the other night," he started slowly, his fingers moving across her hand. "Have you thought about it?" Sylvie scoffed, almost snapping. "Are you serious? Earlier today, Lana was kissing you in front of me. And you dare to ask?" She forcefully snatched

anyone. If I

you even want to do that to her? You expect me to be cool with that?" "Lana and I and I have been friends since childhood."

for the next question. "So....

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years, Kage. And there's never been a time we came close to even being friends. Okay, maybe a couple of times. But mostly, you've been an **. And I'm not exempting myself-I know I've been a b***h too. But all of a sudden, you want me to think you... you care for me? You're willing to cancel

sighed. "Well, I hope you don't blame me because it's funny as

walking away, close to the

years a sago,

her. She remained standing with her back to

only way I knew-by trying to intimidate her. I thought maybe, if it made her scared, it'd be

well for me. And one day, she chose my cousin over me. She let him touch what I craved, willingly gave him her dignity."

was the first time I was ever heartbroken. I tried to hate her, tried to hurt her even more. But in the end, I really wanted to have her. So,

break, like his next words were very

to turn around, her

at her when he continued. "I asked my grandfather

in. When they did, Sylvie's hands were over her lips, stifling her gasp. Her eyes

chest.

be

time, Kage dragged his eyes to her. "I was kind of my grandfather's favorite, but it wasn't easy getting him to do that. I knew with her in the way of my inheritance, I'd be forced to comply, and even my family wouldn't object.

thought and I hoped that things would change between us. But even in marriage, we were still enemies. As a matter of

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