Semua Bab I Kissed My BestFriend’s Brother. Now What?: Bab 61 - Bab 70

KAIDA’S POV I know he was only teasing me, but it kind of hurt. The fact I couldn’t do what my age mates do because of my trauma, it really sucks.Caleb nudged at Jacob to shut up. “Don’t you know she has trauma for pools and lakes?”Jacob’s lips clamped shut as he gazed at me with an apologetic look. “I didn’t know. I’m sorry.”I flashed him a small smile. “You don’t have to apologize, it’s fine.”Maverick looked at me and nodded in assurance. “Let’s go.”I followed behind him and silence stretched between us as we returned to our tent for a change of clothes.Maverick had ordered our swimming suit and equipment from the resort and they were ready in front of our tent.I was the only one who wore a swimsuit with a life jacket, to avoid me drowning.The thought of being deep inside the lake made me want to gag, but I pushed it down my throat.Now wasn’t the time for that.“Let’s go.” Maverick’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I nodded, following closely behind him as we strol

KAIDA’S POVMaverick was stunned, if anything, he was dumbfounded at what I said. “You were pushed into the lake by someone from behind?” His brows cocked. “How is that even possible, Kai?”He didn’t believe it. I needed him to believe me.It sounded crazy, yes I knew, but Maverick of all people should believe me. He had to.“I was pushed into the lake from behind and ended up drowning.” I further explained.“Okay. Let’s say it really happened. So how were you able to survive after you drowned?” Once Maverick asked that, I fell silent. I also had no idea. The fragment of memory I saw earlier at the lake only showed me how I was pushed from behind five years ago, not how I was saved after drowning. “I have no idea.”Maverick sighed, shutting his eyes for a few seconds, peeling it open afterwards. “You see, Princess.” He reached out to hold my hands in his. “Our brain sometimes deceives us when we are under stress or nervous and anxious.”Okay, he didn’t believe me.I was hurt a littl

MAVERICK’S POV Was I doing it all wrong? I knew damn well that what I have for Kaida was not love, yet I felt like I did the wrong thing by not saying those three words that could change the course of our lives forever. After she left the tent two days ago, she never returned or even called me. Despite the unhealthy obsession I have for her, I could not bring myself to put a call cross to her. In those two days she did not talk to me, I could not count the amount of time I stalked the apartment she shared with my sister, Ember. I might not be a good communicator, but I know damn well how to stalk like a little creep. “Captain, won't you go take your bath? Coach Lincoln will sure as hell bite our necks off like a rabid dog, if we arrive late to the rink.” Jacob’s voice snapped me out of my unhealthy thoughts and my head whipped towards his direction. He was all dressed with his practice bag on his shoulder. I had no idea I was the only unprepared person on our team.

KAIDA’S POVSeeing Liam on his knees wasn’t surprising enough, until he reached out to grab my hands in his. “I know you still love me, Kaida. Please take me back so we can start all over again.”I was dumbfounded after listening to his rambles and gibberish for over five minutes and his previous words were worse than the last.After his display, all I could see was a really good actor, who was trying to get into me, but since I knew Liam and what he stands for, I sure as hell wasn’t falling for that sham the second time.With a deep exhale, I urged for him to rise to his feet. I wouldn’t want other students to meet him on his knees and then make a big deal out of nothing serious. “First of all, stand up. Exams will be over soon and students will be out of the halls. I wouldn’t want them to meet you on your knees and make me a witch for making you kneel before me.”Liam was hell-bent on kneeling before me and that brought me to a conclusion; he wanted public sympathy. Liam wanted to p

KAIDA’S POVAll I could say at that moment was, I wanted out.Neither of us were in our right state of mind and the best that could ever happen would be walking away.When I saw Maverick earlier, while talking to Liam, I wanted to engulf him in my arms and hug him like he had my lifeline in his hands, but I couldn’t.I’ve missed him so much that I could finally breathe after seeing him, but the look in his eyes wasn’t welcoming in any way.He told me not to catch feelings, yet, he was being a doormat to the same feeling.I hate how miserable and vulnerable I was, so the best I could do was walk away right?Out of his life. Out of this complicated, obsessive relationship we found ourselves in.Taking a deep breath, my eyes locked with his. “Maverick, I want out.”At first there was silence, then it was followed by a reaction from him. A simple lift of his eyebrows. “You want out from what?”“This complicated relationship. I’m no longer interested.” I added as the hold on my gown tighte