Chapter 45

~Kamari~

I was happy to see Koa and Ryuu bonding again. I understood why Koa was so angry, but his approach was wrong. With everything going on, I didn't have time to talk to him about it, but now I did. As Ryuu leaves the room, I try to get out of my chair. Koa notices my struggle and smiles.

Koa walks over to me, holds his hand, and says, "Your weight shifts again."

"Oh yeah. With Ryuu, it wasn't so bad, but with this one," I gestured to my whelping, " It feels like I swallowed a bag of bricks."

Koa chuckles and then pulls me up. My hands lay on his bare chest as I looked up at him. After that fight, I could feel a subtle drift between Koa and me, making me feel sick. "Koa, would you have if Aneth didn't stop you?" I didn't even want to ask because seeing that kind of rage from him was scary. Koa looks to the floor.

His gaze draws to the ground, "Would you like me to lie to you?"