Chapter 71: _Breaking His Shell
"Let go of me, Kaelos," I said with a strained voice, glaring at him. "You’ve done enough damage for one night."
I tried yanking my hand out of his grip but despite how hard I struggled, his grip was so strong that I even felt like if I struggled for too long, my arm would pull out.
Meanwhile, Kaelos’ gaze was cold but his eyes seemed to glint with a myriad of emotions that only got me more confused.
What sort of two-faced behavior is this?
"You just aren’t willing to understand my perspective of things at all." He suddenly blurted, his tone firm but carrying a hint of desperation that surprised me. "If you would just try and understand me then maybe this–"
"How?!" I snapped, my anger and irritation bubbling out.
Suddenly, I noticed the lamp close to the bedpost flickering from the corner of my eyes, but it was so brief that I didn’t pay it much attention and instead continued berating Kaelos.
"You wouldn’t open up. You’re always so blunt and cold with your words that I most times wonder if you even feel the mate bond the same way that I do." I explained, my tone getting low with sadness at the end.
But I gritted my teeth, maintaining eye contact with Kaelos. I successfully yanked my hand out of his grip and this time, he just let me, allowing me to continue.
"As I’ve said before, if it were possible to reject the mate bond, I would. But since that’s not the case, maybe, just maybe, I felt like you could change. That you could be better." I muttered, the disappointment clear in my tone.
Kaelos was oddly calm, simply staring at me as I spoke.