Chapter 96

Kael’s POV

I continued to walk back and forth.

My brother approached me, looking at me with a worried look.

“You’ve been restless for a while now, Kael,” he remarked.

“Relax. She can handle this. Just stick to the plan.”

However, I couldn’t.

I stop my pacing and gazed directly at him, frustrated.

“I don’t like any of this!” I said, shaking my head.

“It’s like we used her as bait, and now we have no idea what’s happening to her inside! We don’t even know if she’s okay!”

He exhaled, massaging the nape of his neck.

“We do know. You just don’t want to admit it. Because if you do, you're afraid you could lose control and rush in there impulsively."

He was right.

I breathed out forcefully, attempting to prevent myself from losing my temper. I was hanging on by a strand. The sole reason I hesitated to rush in was the faint glimmer of hope that this plan might truly succeed.

"I understand," he went on. “Ever since you reunited with her, everything changed. You’ve become more protective. You