Chapter 948 - I AM SCARED

The young man looked like he was in his seventeens or eighteens, but no one knew what was his exact age, at least not in this place.

Hope also couldn't tell what was this place actually , she just knew this was the place where she met the younger version of Kace. His subconscious self, the side of him that he wanted to hide from the whole world, where he usually behave very vulnerable.

It had been very long since the last time something like this had happened, it meant, Kace had been fine until Hope tipped him off about the Donovan's plan to keep the war going up to God knows when.

Of course she didn't want to die, but it didn't mean she was okay with the idea to let everyone else lost theirs. That was something that never crossed her mind at all until Kace slipped his tongue and mentioned it.

"What happened now? Why are you hiding here?" Hope tilted her head, she sat down in this bright white place and crossed her legs. She loved Kace's younger version. No, actually she loved everything about him…

"I am scared…" Kace said, his eyes welled up with tears, and he looked at Hope straight in the eyes.

There was one thing that Hope could say for sure after talking to him here; this version of Kace would always speak the truth.

"What are you scared of?" Hope leaned forward, and she could see the tears that wetted his long eyelashes. How could he have such long lashes that could even make her, his mate envy him?

Kace didn't answer her immediately, he stared at Hope, as a tear fell down his cheek.

"Hey, you can tell me…" Hope stretched out her hand and wiped the tear away for him. "I am here to listen to you. Did the beast make you feel scared again?"

Kace shook his head and hugged his legs even tighter. "No, the beast is less mean to me now. In fact, he is so good."

"So?" Hope raised her eyebrows questioningly. She looked very patient. Despite them looking the same age, Hope usually see Kace as an eight year old boy in this place, because he did look like that during their first encounter in here.

"I am afraid that you will die." Kace said those words in an almost whispery tone and another tear spilled from his eyes, but this time he wiped it away with the back of his hand harshly.

When Kace said those words in his angry state earlier, Hope's reaction was to defend herself, because he was trying to tell her, being all dominant, thus the first thing that Hope did was to resist him.

However, when Kace said it again with that tearful face and soft gaze, Hope's heart melted, as she realized how much fear that he had been put through with the thought of her leaving him alone.

She loved Kace, that went without saying, but for Kace it was more than that. Hope was the meaning of his existence, the essence of his life.

How could he lose her when he had done everything just to be with her?

"Come here," Hope said softly, she opened her arms and waited for Kace to approach her.

Without a second thought, Kace loosened his arms around his own knees before leaning over to hug Hope, he rested his chin on her shoulder and then when he could no longer hold back his tears, he buried his face in the crook of her shoulder and cried.

On the other hand, Hope hugged him even tighter, as if by not doing so would leave Kace falling apart, breaking into pieces.

Her own tears stained her cheeks following the sound of Kace's pitiful sobs…

Kace was afraid and Hope could feel it in every inch of his being…

============== 

Kace watched in horror when Hope's body fell to the floor like a leaf, it was a great thing that he could move very fast to prevent her head from banging to the ground beneath her.

"Hope!" Fear could be seen in his red eyes when he caught her body.

Kace didn't know what was wrong with her. The last thing Hope did was to place her hand on his chest, but the moment she closed her eyes, which Kace assumed to contain her anger, she fell unconscious out of the blue.

"Hope!" Kace brought her body to the bed and tried to mind link Torak. [Come here now!]

=============== 

Torak stood in front of the door, behind which he kept his angry mate locked. He didn't know how angry she was with him, but the truth was; this was the first time they were having a fight like this.

Torak didn't even have the slightest idea how to make this better or how to let her know about his fear. In spite of the fact that he could understand why she got mad, he was still trying to justify his actions.

It was his own selfish self that wouldn't let anything happen to her, he couldn't bear it and he didn't even want to think about it.

With a heavy sigh, Torak pushed open the door and walked inside the room, the two guards who were guarding her room stole a glimpse at their Alpha. They didn't know that their supreme Alpha Torak, could look so much in trouble because of their Luna.

Yet, they didn't dare let their mind wander off and kept their cold expression intact, even when Torak had closed the door.

Irritating the Alpha at a time like this was akin to courting death and they still wanted to live.

Once inside the room, Torak was greeted with Raine's back, she was staring at the scene behind the big window, just from the tension in her shoulders, Torak could tell that her anger was not any near to receding for the time being.

"Raine," Torak called her name softly. This was inevitable and he couldn't help it. If Raine was indeed very angry at him, then so be it, but there was no way he could avoid her.

"How many people died out there?" Raine asked without turning around. Her voice sounded just like what Torak remembered, soft and gentle, but he knew there was more into it now.