Feral Bonds: Claimed By Rogue Alpha Brothers
Chapter 96: The Reason Behind Her Anger

Chapter 96: The Reason Behind Her Anger

Evaline:

Finally having a normal week without any chaos, any unexpected events, and the constant presence of Thorne brothers in my life, I got enough time to calm down.

I spent the week focusing on my work, on my classes, and... on the events of the weekend.

And slowly, the sting of Saturday night began to fade.

Not because it no longer mattered, but because I realized I had directed my anger at the wrong people. Kieran hadn’t done anything wrong. Oscar hadn’t either. And Draven had actually been there when I needed someone.

It was River who crossed the line. And him who played with my emotions and trust.

So, as I now stood facing Oscar in the empty classroom, I was no longer furious. I was... guarded. Wary.

But not angry.

Still, I put on an indifferent face when he shut the door behind us. "Is this how we are doing things now? Dragging people into empty classrooms?"

Unfortunately, he didn’t rise to the bait. He looked composed as his eyes locked onto mine. "You have been avoiding me."

"I needed space."

"I gave it to you." His voice was calm. "But I can’t stay silent anymore."

As I looked at him, I was expecting the tension to rise again, for words to start spilling out in an angry flood, but... they didn’t.

Instead, he stepped closer. He was slow, cautious, and his movements careful, like he was afraid I might bolt.

"I didn’t know what River had planned until I saw it happen. And by the time I did... you were gone. Avoiding everyone." He ran a hand through his hair. "I wanted to give you space, but I also wanted to make sure you were okay. And that’s the truth."

I studied him. His eyes looked tired, his brow were creased faintly, snd his shoulders were holding tension even in stillness.

And before I could stop myself, the words were slipping out.

"I know it wasn’t your fault."

His eyes widened, just slightly.

I looked down at my shoes, the knot in my chest loosening just a little. "I have had time to think. And you, Professor Kieran, Draven... none of you deserved my silence. You didn’t do anything wrong."

There was a pause.

And then, without lifting my head, I added in a much softer voice this time, "If I was angry, it was because... I kept expecting you to say something. To find me. To-" My breath hitched. "To care."

He stepped closer.

Too close.

And I finally looked up, only to regret it instantly. Because he was watching me, really watching me. His eyes turned soft with something that made my stomach flip.

"You thought I didn’t care?" he asked, his voice almost a whisper.

I shrugged helplessly. "You didn’t even try to talk to me."

His lips curved in response. It wasn’t a mocking smile, neither smug. Just... warm. Like something inside him just fell into place.

"You are unbelievable," he said more to himself than to me. "You ignored all my messages, avoided every hallway I walked through, and then you are the one upset that I didn’t approach you?"

I opened my mouth to argue... and stopped.

Huh.

When he put it like that...

"Oh my god," I muttered as I brought a hand to my face. "I’m ridiculous."

"Yeah," he teased. "A little."

I groaned. "I didn’t mean to say all that. It just slipped out."

"I’m glad it did," he said while leaning a bit closer. "I like knowing you wanted to see me."

"Oscar." My voice held warning, but my heart was already racing.

"You missed me."

"I didn’t say that."

"You didn’t have to."

I narrowed my eyes. "Are you smiling?"

"I might be."

And he was. That stupid, beautiful, infuriating smile of his was stretching across his face like it had every right to live there.

"You are impossible."

"And you are adorable when you are flustered."

I was not flustered. I mean... maybe a little.

He stepped even closer, so close that I was able to feel his breath on my cheek. One of his hands lifted slowly, brushing a strand of hair behind my ear. His touch was warm, gentle. It made my breath hitch.

"I wanted to come to you," he confessed softly. "But I didn’t want to push you. I saw how easily River’s choices shattered your trust. I didn’t want to be another wound."

My throat felt tight as I quickly whispered, "You are not."

He looked at me for a long time, like he was searching for something. And then, quietly, he asked, "Can I kiss you?"

Stars.

I didn’t think I could breathe.

But I nodded.

That was all it took.

His lips touched mine - soft at first, hesitant, like he was still giving me time to change my mind. But when I melted into him, his hand came up to cradle the back of my neck, and the kiss deepened.

Warm. Slow. Meaningful.

It wasn’t rushed, wasn’t desperate. It was careful and sweet and honest, like he was trying to tell me everything he hadn’t said all week.

When we finally pulled apart, my face was flushed and my heart was racing.

"I should be mad at you for being so smug," I whispered breathlessly.

He grinned. "But you are not."

"Don’t push your luck."

He laughed and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me in again. I rested my forehead against his chest, breathing in the familiar scent that was so uniquely him.

"Let’s start over," he murmured. "No more silence. No more avoidance. Just... us. Getting to know each other."

I nodded into his chest. "Okay."

When I looked up again, he kissed me... again. Slower this time. His hands held my waist firmly as his mouth moved against mine with a confidence that made my legs feel weak.

I might have melted into the desk behind me. I definitely ended up perched on the edge of it with his hands on either side of my hips and his lips tracing a line from my mouth to my jaw, down to the curve of my neck where his breath lingered just a little too long.

"Oscar..."

"Mmh?"

"Not here."

He pulled back just enough to smile down at me. "Tempting though."

"Control yourself, Instructor."

He chuckled, kissing the tip of my nose. "You make that very difficult, you know."

I bit my bottom lip to hide the smile I couldn’t stop. "Let’s go back before someone starts wondering where we are."

"Or worse... finds us."

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