All Chapters of Bratty Prince And The Bodyguard : Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Adrien's POV: My hands still shook.No matter how tightly I clasped them together, the tremor wouldn’t stop. I kept staring at them, useless and stained in my memory. They had pressed against Kieran’s bleeding wrist, shaking, desperate and powerless. I could still feel his cold skin under my palm

Kieran's POV: Pain was the first thing I noticed when I woke up. A dull, relentless ache in my skull, like someone was pounding at the inside of my temples. My wrists burned and throbbed and the ache spread from my chest to the tips of my fingers, like my body was slowly remembering it still existe

Kieran's POV: I swallowed hard, my eyes burning. “We weren’t there when it mattered most,” he continued. “And I don’t know if we can fix that, but we will try. We need you to know... you are not alone." "Thank you, Dad... Mom." I glanced at them and forced a smile. So did they, with teary eyes. My mother kissed my temple gently. “You are our son. We just want you to be okay. We will figure the rest out together.” I nodded and did not say anything in response. Perhaps it was for good. Now they will try to understand me and not force me into doing things that I don't want to do. They both stayed for a while, speaking softly, asking how I felt, telling me the kingdom didn’t matter right now but only I did. But I didn’t say much in return. I let them say what they needed to say. For the first time, they didn’t talk to me like a prince. They talked to me like a son. And that… that made the ache worse. My mother stroked my hand, her thumb brushing gently over my knuckles while my fa

Kieran's POV: Adrien stopped pacing. He was breathing heavily, like all this fury was too much for him. He looked straight into my eyes, “ You know what’s fucked up? I chose the hurricane,” he said softly. “I chose you anyway. Even knowing how difficult, chaotic, selfish you could be... I chose you.” I couldn’t speak. In fact, I could barely breathe. Tears slipped down my cheeks without permission. I reached out with my bandaged wrist, my hands trembling and I just barely grazed his sleeve. “I am here,” I whispered. “I am still here.” He must have been scared. He stared at me for a long moment. Then he broke. Adrien sank down on the edge of the bed like his legs gave out. He put his head in his hands. His shoulders shook while his breath caught. “I was so scared,” he said. “I thought I lost you. And I... I didn’t know what I was supposed to do with that. With the idea of you just… gone.” I moved my hand to his, covering it and he didn’t pull away. When he looked at me, I saw

Adrien's POV: “You are unbelievable,” I muttered, covering my face with my hands. He shifted slightly, eyes holding mine. “So are you going to kiss me or not?” But I shook my head, leaned back a little, and said, “I got morning breath.” He snorted, then laughed, his head falling back against the pillow. “Seriously? You absolute piece of shit." He cursed but I could see that he was enjoying this. He has always loved messing with me. He turned his head slightly, his eyes locking onto mine with a smirk. “You have got a real talent for ruining perfectly good moments, you know that?” His brow scrunched. “Is this your idea of seduction? Talking about your breath and making me beg?” “You are the one doing the begging, Kieran.” I reminded him. He tilted his chin up again, lips parted just slightly. “Don’t test me.” I was just about to cave. The way he looked at me like he wanted to drown in me and take me with him had always been my undoing. I was leaning in, ready to press my mout