Chapter 67: Let Me Handle ItKai’s P.O.VI regained control of my body as I watched Ruby’s form fall to the ground, and she didn’t move afterwards, telling us that she was indeed out cold.On instinct, my eyes immediately searched for Night and I rushed to him to see if he was okay, as I skipped over Ruby’s fallen form.The rest of our friends went to where Tanya stood over Ruby when she said, “Help me tie this bitch up.”“Are you okay?” I asked Night, looking him up and down as I tried to find any visible injuries other than his cheek. “Did you get hit by any glass shards or anything?” I inspected the cut on his cheek from when Ruby had slapped him. “Fuck that bitch! She left scratches. Does it still hurt?”“Stupid,” Night shook his head as he held onto my hand. “I should be asking you that question. You were closer to Ruby there when she went ballistic. Are you alright?”I sighed in relief. “I am, don’t worry, and I’m glad you are, too.” I took Night over to the bed to have a seat a
Chapter 68: Keeping PromisesNight’s P.O.VRuby finally fled the house not long after seeing whatever ace Tanya and Saya had up their sleeves. The rest of us breathed sighs of relief now that the worst was over.“Wow, that was crazy,” Cole sighed as he plopped back down onto the mattresses. “You two were amazing, Tanya and Saya. What on earth did you even do to her when you kicked us outside?”“That’s a secret,” Saya smirked at him, keeping her emotions well hidden, as the rest of the guys frowned before eventually thought of giving up.I actually had a vague idea of what had happened once I saw Ruby’s reaction to the photo, but I was still curious…so I pulled Tanya aside by the kitchen, and asked her that question myself.Tanya merely shrugged. “You don’t need to worry or know about that,” she told me. “I was only helping out a friend.”“Even if that friend is really curious about what you did to help him?” I joked.“Yes,” Tanya laughed. “Even so.” Then her face turned serious, and I
Chapter 69: My BoyfriendKai’s P.O.VAt that point everyone else had already finished washing up, and they were all settling down into the mattresses, getting ready to have some downtime. But the doorbell brought everyone back onto their feet as we all looked at each other in shock and worry.“Wh-what now?” Saya stuttered out, looking at everyone around her with fear in her eyes. “Who could it be past midnight?”“Did you two invite someone else?” Devon asked me. “Or order some pizza? Something that can tell us that the devil didn’t return with the cops or something?”I shook my head, “No. We didn’t order anything…and no one else was invited.”“Fuck! Does that mean…Ruby really brought the cops with her?” Cole asked nervously.Tanya shook her head—finally, the first show of confidence. “No; not possible. She wouldn’t do that after the stuff we pulled.” She exchanged a look with Saya, who agreed with her.“Well, standing here waiting around for someone to figure it out isn’t gonna do shi
Chapter 70: Putting An EndKai’s P.O.VI felt my heart thunder in my chest as I looked at Kia, waiting for her reaction. After all this time hesitating and fearing what might happen when I finally came out to my family…I had finally told my sister the truth…And it felt so fucking liberating…Night’s fingers tightened around mine, and I could tell that he was scared…scared about the consequences, the repercussions, just like he had to face from his own parents. But for now, I knew that even if my sister wasn’t very open to the idea of me being in a relationship with a man…she would still understand.However, when Kia’s lips stretched in a smile, I couldn’t help but feel a bit flabbergasted at her expression. “It’s alright, Kai. I knew.”“You knew?” My jaw all but dropped to the floor. “But how?”Kia shrugged again, pursing her lips. “I mean, I wasn’t sure if you two were actually dating or just fooling around,” she clarified. “I just knew something was going on between you two, and th
Chapter 71: I Would NeverKai’s P.O.VI tried my best to listen to Kia as she narrated her struggles with Rick, but I was too angry to focus on the details. All I knew was that he hit her; he was trying to force himself on my sister to get his way, and when he hadn't been able to do that…he had hit my sister.And that was unforgivable.I was overly aware of Night sitting still behind me, the tension in the air palpable. He also resented Rick for what he did to my sister, even though he had never met the guy, and from the way he clenched and unclenched his hands, I knew he was wondering if it was okay to hold my sister’s hand in comfort, or if it would be overstepping her boundaries.I wanted to tell him that it was fine, and that she wouldn’t mind, but I was trying to focus on controlling my own rage to say anything.The overwhelming sense of guilt that I had been feeling all this time finally took root, paralyzing me on the spot. I watched as my sister’s eyes watered, and she closed
Chapter 72: Failures and DisappointmentKai’s P.O.VI had always imagined a perfect world where our parents would stand up for us, their children, where they would defend us and protect us from harm…where they would listen to our side of the story before judging us for what we did, or didn’t do.But in this cruel world, my parents were horrified at what I had done to their beloved ‘to-be’ son-in-law; worried about Rick’s well being more than Kia’s as they tried to help that filthy bastard stand.I took a step forward, to make sure that the bastard stayed down for good, but my dad shot a hand out to keep me away. “Back off, Kai,” he growled, and I felt my heart shatter a thousand times over, before hardening again, my fists along with it.“Stop spewing nonsense; you don't know the whole story, Kai,” my mother argued, her eyes wide, her body tense as she stood protectively over the scheming bastard. “You don't know anything!”I shook my head on a scoff. “Even though I no longer live in
Chapter 73: Off For GoodKai’s P.O.VEverything happened at once. I was hauled out of the way of Rick’s line of sight, and I almost tripped over my feet. By the time I had steadied myself enough…I heard a sickening thud of a sound from right behind me, and Rick’s cry was cut short.When my mother screamed again, it was not out of anger, but of fear. I whipped around to see what was happening and stopped breathing for a few instances when I saw the blood on Night’s forehead.Rage blinded me, boiling in waves, making me see red. My body moved before I could think.I pounced at Rick, going ballistic as I sent punch after punch at his already bruised body. “You unmanly coward,” I seethed. “Trying to catch me unaware? Asshole.”I don't remember much about what else I said, but I assume it was a colorful string of curses accompanying each hit. I basically lost all control, and Kia and my father had to pry me off of Rick once they saw he was unconscious and losing a lot of blood.“Shhh, Kai,
Chapter 74: Cat’s Out of the BagKai’s P.O.VNight patted Kia’s back. “You were very brave tonight,” he spoke softly, his voice like a cooling balm to the soul. “It takes a lot of courage to break away from such toxicity, and you did just that. I really admire your strength.”“Thank you, Night.” Kia’s expression softened and I watched her reach out to give him a hug. “You and Kai helped me so much. I don’t even know how to repay you for this.”“You don’t have to,” Night offered a smile, patting her back comfortingly. “You did a good job fixing me up too. Thank you.”Seeing him interact with my sister brought out this feeling in my gut that I couldn’t really explain. I felt grateful for Night’s empathy. This whole scenario had been so full of anger and charged with tension, that Night’s gentle affirmation was like a burst of cool wind in the fiery depths of hell.Even after the house became quieter, I could still feel the tension between my parents and me. Of course, I was thankful tha