Chapter 96

"I just stayed in the guest room." Fenris started combing my hair with his fingers. "I'm sorry I walked out like that last night. I didn't mean to."

"You stayed in the guest room?" My brows slightly crossed. "Mom said she saw you leave the house."

"Yes, I left for a few hours. I walked into the woods to think, then I went home and went straight to the guest room."

I pouted. He moved his face closer to mine while we were still laying on the bed.

"You didn't wanna sleep with me?"

He traced my nose with his finger. "It's not like that, Kira. It's just… There are times that I just really want to be alone. I've been thinking about Vilka and what your vision was trying to convey. Is she a traitor, does she belong to Darkesta now, or that vision is just total bullshit and it meant nothing but to distract us or mislead us."

I stroked his messy hair before I kissed his forehead. As much as possible, I never wanted him to feel that he needed to be alone, like hello, I'm here, I could be his s