So, when he heard what Ezekiel said a while ago, he felt awful. It seemed that Ezekiel wasn’t the one who wanted to keep him in the dark but the King. And though the truth he had heard was too devastating, he still had a hard time to believe it. It never did cross his mind that the problem wasn’t as shallow and insignificant as he had thought and that... his brother, Kai, would soon die in the near future.
And now... it seemed not only did he just manage to get to the ugly truth as well as gaining Ezekiel’s attention by causing trouble... unfortunately, there was also the need to bear the consequences and pay a price for these things. An unforeseen and unbelievable one.
When he saw this girl sneaking into the palace, he thought to himself that he had found a forbidden fruit that Ezekiel had ordered him to never even set eye on – ever. His rebellious thoughts got the better of him and he was desperate to find out the truth before he leaves.
But the moment he had seen her beautiful green eyes, circling wide as she looked at him, Kyle was dumbstruck. That single moment was enough to burn his plans right to the ground. He didn’t know why but his entire being was suddenly responding so acutely to her that when he touched her, he no longer wanted to let her go. He had truly liked her.
And as he spent more time with her in his arms, multiple times to boot, he had become more and more fascinated with her until he found himself confessing to her and even kissing her. He knew that it was wrong. It was forbidden. But those thoughts became completely abandoned when he was holding her in his arms, looking at her and talking to her... until Ezekiel came and woke him from this beautiful dream, forcing him to face reality again. And when Ezekiel revealed to him the truth, everything just shattered.
His brother was right, he had to let her go because she was forbidden. Aside from the danger, the consequences they had to bear would be too great. It was something unimaginable for his young mind. And he would never want to put this girl to risk because of his beautiful albeit forbidden dream.
Flashing a charming yet sad smile, Kyle stroked aside the red locks over her face and tucked them behind her ear.
"Can I hug you, one last time?" he asked, and Lilith blinked. She did not seem to be overly shocked. Her eyes simply locked on his for a while before she nodded.
She opened her arms and his lips curved up again, and this time, his smile was obviously wider. Their bodies collided and Kyle settled his head into the cradle of her shoulder with a bold familiarity. He hugged her as if he were planning to embrace her like that forever.
But after a long while, he pulled away. He bit his lower lip when he saw that she seemed as reluctant as he was in letting go of the other.
They stared at each other again. Kyle forced his feet to move backwards, away from the Black Forest and her hands flinched as if to stop him from leaving.
The young vampire stood still after taking more than ten steps away, his right hand brought up nervously to rake at his dark hair. His face severe and his eyes were emotional. He sighed before he looked at her again. A hesitant smile played on his face. "May I ... may I kiss you, one last time?" he asked, looking nervous. ’This will be the last time, I promise.’ He hadn’t said those words aloud, but she reacted as though she had heard them. And then, she nodded, quietly.
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