Chapter 46
Chapter 46
–Kaia–
Three Days Later
I’d managed to avoid Theo for three days.
Staying away from him felt like torture.
Three days of slipping out early and eating out to avoid meeting him at the dining hall.
Three days of taking different routes, and pretending his scent didn’t pull at me like a magnet.
But I should’ve known it wouldn’t last.
Because he soon cornered me on the training grounds one morning.
“Kaia.” Theo shouted out my name.
His voice was too calm. Too controlled. It was the kind of calm that came right before a storm.
I didn’t stop walking. “I’m busy p>
I nonchalantly say while skipping away.
“Stop p>
His hand closed around my wrist — gentle, but unbudging. “You’ve been avoiding me p>
I snatched my arm back. “Maybe you should take the hint p>
His jaw flexed. “I’m trying to talk to you p>
“And I don’t want to p>
“Fine.” His voice dropped, hardening. “Then fight me p>
I froze. “What p>
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“You heard me.” He stepped closer, eyes locked on mine. “If you win, I’ll leave you alone. I’ll respect whatever distance you’re desperate to put between us p>
His chest rose and fell. “But if I win… you don’t get to run anymore. You would have to talk to me. That’s my prize for winning”
My pulse skittered painfully. “Theo, that’s ridiculous p>
“Or are you scared?” he murmured.
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I laughed once, bitter. “Of you? No. What talking to you does to me? Yes p>
He swallowed, his throat tightening. “Then stop running p>
“I’m not fighting you p>
“You are.” He stepped back, dropping into stance. “Right now p>
My fists curled. Anger, frustration, longing, all of it slammed together in my chest.
“You’re unbelievable p>
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“And you’re avoiding me,” he shot back. “Over one stupid rumor and a lipstick smear that wasn’t even real p>
My breath hitched.
“Dont flatter yourself, Theo” I muttered. “Thats not the reason I don’t want to talk to you”
“Then what is the reason?” he asked, softly. “Please tell me. I hate to get pushed away from you”
“I have nothing to say to you.” I looked away.
Theo held my face, making me face him.
“I didn’t touch anyone, Kaia. I swear it.” Theo held his throat, swearing.
“Why are you telling me this?” I looked away quickly. “It’s not my business p>
“It is,” he whispered. “You made it my business p>
Heat rushed to my cheeks. “Just stop p>
“Fight me,” he repeated. “Or talk to me. Those are your only choices p>
My heart pounded. Everything in me wanted to run. Everything in me wanted to stay.
So I stepped forward.
“Fine,” I said quietly. “Since this is what you want. I’d rather fight you than talk to you. Let’s fight p>
Theo’s breath shook out of him
part relief, part something else entirely.
For a minute, he looked like I pierced a dagger through his heart.
“Good,” he said. “Then stop holding back p>
The moment I faced him, the world seemed to narrow.
It was just me and him alone in the fighting room.
Just every feeling I’d been shoving down my throat for weeks.
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Theo moved first.
A quick step forward –
testing, not attacking.
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I dodged easily, but he watched me with those steady, infuriating eyes that saw too much.
“Come on,” he murmured. “You’re faster than that p>
I gritted my teeth and swung.
He blocked my attack. Effortlessly.
He’s an Alpha. What else was I expecting?
Frustration shot through me.But, I didn’t give up. I moved again, sharper, forcing myself to think.
I had to win this. So that I can finally get rid of him.
I’m not sure that’s what I want though.
I kept trying to keep my cool and breathe, but it’s hard.
The more I attacked, the more he kept blocking me.
His defense was not mocking. Or playful.
He was reading me. My every movement.
I hated that he could.
“Fight me, Kaia,” he said softly. “Not the space between us. Me p>
Something snapped.
I drove forward with a kick, then a punch aimed at his ribs. He caught my wrist, twisted lightly, and I felt my balance falter.
I ripped free, spun, and struck again.
He grabbed my forearm mid-swing. Firm, solid, – and stepped inside my guard.
Too close. Way too close.
“Your tells are louder when you’re angry,” he breathed.
“Shut up,” I hissed.
But he was right.
My body reacted before my brain did, and he used it. Quick sweep of his leg. Sudden shift of weight.
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I hit the ground hard.
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Before I could roll away, his hand pressed to my shoulder, holding me down just enough to pin me without hurting me. His face hovered above mine, breath uneven.
“Yield,” he whispered.
My heart hammered wildly. His scent, his warmth, the intensity in his eyes, it was all too much.
I felt myself drowning.
“No.” I forced out…
His grip tightened by a fraction. “Kaia p>
“I said no.I won’t ”
He exhaled sharply then moved.
In a blink, he had my wrists trapped gently against the ground.
His knees bracketing my hips, his chest hovering an inch above mine. Not crushing. Not domineering.
Just certain. Completely certain.
“You yield now,” he said, voice low and rough, “or I kiss you. And then you’ll blame me for that too p>
My breath caught. He was dead serious.
My resolve cracked right down the middle.
“I…” My voice trembled. “I yield p>
Only then did he release me.
Slowly. Carefully. Like I was something breakable.
He stood up and extended a hand to me.
I ignored it and pushed myself up, humiliated and overwhelmed.
But he didn’t look smug. Didn’t look victorious.
He looked wrecked. As if he didnt just win against me in a duet.
“Kaia…” His voice was hoarse. “Now you talk to me p>
I stared at the ground, my chest tight with pangs, I felt my eyes burning as if I’m about to cry.
Because losing to him wasn’t the worst part.
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Wanting him so badly I could barely breathe… That was the real defeat.
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