Chapter 281: Why Insist With Me?

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Bella had taught him many things.

She was older than him; thus, knew a lot more things that she could pass down to him.

Morals, a strong mindset—and the way of life.

One could say that she was the one who shaped him into whoever he was right now, allowing him to survive the horror of the sky. But among the things that she had taught, this—replying to Matilda’s confession was not one of them.

Kai regretted that he didn’t take a lesson to assemble the right words to respond to her.

As the silence stretched, the candle on the bedside table flickered, seemingly laughing at him, because he could only freeze in his spot—and become mute. His mouth opened and closed again without uttering a single word.

Say something, Kai. By the Gods, say something!

Kai cursed inside for being unable to budge under Matilda’s half-lidded gaze.

No matter how much he screamed inside, his body wouldn’t listen.

Petrified by the confession.

Her face softened, and negative thoughts began to surface in his mind.

It rose inside like a slow-burn pain, and the surface of her dark gold eyes became glassy.

Damn it! You have to say something!

Perhaps because he always had a big sister who rarely cried even after the accident—seeing a woman crying didn’t sit right with him. Especially when the woman was crying because of him, but his body still didn’t listen.

Something in her gaze made his tongue nervous, unable to move.

And there was the aurora of desire in her eyeballs that put a spell on his mind.

"I-I’m sorry..." Matilda averted her gaze and forced out a dry laugh. She turned her face away and wiped a tear that slipped past her guard as quickly as it came. "I must be out of my mind for a second. D-Don’t worry about what I said. Forget about it.

"Of course you wouldn’t like someone like me."

Matilda flashed a faint smile and then moved to the edge of the bed, intending to leave.

But before he could stand, a hand wrapped around her wrist, and it stopped her from leaving.

A thin strand of darkness slithered through the window, and it went into Kai’s head and into his mind, snapping him from his daze. The fog in his mind shattered. In the same heartbeat—his hand shot out and caught hers, stopping her before she could slip away.

And without warning, he pulled her back to the bed.

Matilda squeaked as the room tilted in her vision, and before she realized it, she was already underneath Kai. She was locked in place—with both Kai’s hands pressed on either side of her head.

"K-Kai...?"

Her face flushed, and her eyes were wide in shock.

Even then, Kai gave no answer.

His abyssal black eyes that seemed to draw anything in were fixated on her honey gold.

Seeing how she acted earlier, being so vulnerable and wide open to him, something inside Kai snapped. In his eyes, Matilda had always been this strong and straightforward woman. It was strange to see her acting like that.

But that was precisely why he knew that she was being serious.

She was really opening up to him.

Just the fact that she went the extra length to make this surprise was already a telltale sign, yet this solidified it. No more room for excuses. No more room for blind justification. Matilda was telling the truth.

She liked him.

As he stared profoundly into her eyes, like he was probing the truth from her soul, a few faces crept into his mind. Layra was still inside his mind, even though she was far away. And not to mention Bree—she was closer to him.

Despite their complicated relationship, Kai could acknowledge that there was something.

Something that was blooming between them.

And then, those faces were replaced by a question that swirled in his mind.

Does he also like Matilda? He didn’t know.

It’s not like I didn’t feel anything towards her. There was something, just that I don’t know what it was. Regardless, I wouldn’t be a man if I let her leave, even after the courage that she had shown to me.

"Kai..." Matilda called softly, trying to read Kai’s mind through his eyes—but couldn’t. "You don’t need to force yourself to do this. I only want to get it out of my chest. Don’t worry about me, I’m go—"

"You knew how it was between Bree and me," Kai cut her sentence short. "I won’t lie to you and say that my relationship with Bree would end if we do this. It’s not. And even with that—do you still want to do this?"

"I... Yes."

"There’s also Layra. Do you still want to do this?"

"... Yes."

Matilda had nearly forgotten about Layra—but now the memory came rushing back.

Layra’s relationship with Kai had been fractured slightly after the Blood Ride, when they were forced to part due to being from different academies. Layra had been angry that Kai sided with her before parting.

And yet, despite that, Layra was still in the fray. Still involved.

Somehow, Kai still remembered her, and perhaps had reunited with her again recently.

Even though that was the case, Matilda’s answer was still the same.

It caught Kai completely off guard.

He hadn’t expected her to still go through this, not when things between them could never be exclusive with Bree and Layra in the fray. "Can I ask why?" he said—voice quieter than before. "Why are you going this far for me? There are plenty of guys out there who’d want you, date you, and give you everything. Why insist with me?"

"I wasn’t planning to. I only wanted to repay your mercy by helping you survive—that’s all I care about. But then... that night happened." Matilda gathered a handful of her dark hair and pressed it to her face, as if hiding could soften the weight of what she was about to say. "I felt something. A feeling. I thought it would die on its own. That I could wait it out.

"And then I saw you with Bree." Her fingers curled tighter. "Saw how you almost... did it with her in the garden. That’s when I knew I couldn’t pretend anymore. And when I saw you during the tournament...almost die, I knew I couldn’t wait. I like you, Kai—and it was not going away. I can’t control who I like, so what else am I supposed to do?"

Kai nodded his head.

It seemed she was already determined to do this since she planned to make the surprise.

Just then, Kai clenched his right fist and struck the wooden headboard hard.

A loud bang resounded across the entire room, startling Matilda as she stared in confusion.

"What are yo—?"

"I’m only going to ask one last time. Are you sure about this? Because—as I said to you that night, I won’t be able to stop once I start. And this time, the bed wasn’t going to collapse on us no matter what."

Matilda didn’t answer.

Instead, she looked out the window and made no effort to slip away.

And that was answer enough.

Kai immediately dropped onto her and began kissing her exposed neck that had been making him salivate since earlier. He traced every inch of it—smooching one area to the next. His very greedy lips pressed strong enough to leave a red mark.

His warm, heavy breath brushed against her skin.

It sent an electric shock across her entire body, making her even more helpless under him.

Matilda resisted slightly at the start, but that resistance quickly melted away.

"Ahn..."

A moan slipped past her cherry lips, music to Kai’s ears.

Before another could come out, Kai already sealed her lips with his—ravaging them without any mercy. From the moment the fog in his mind disappeared, Kai had been holding himself back from pouncing on Matilda.

Her silken night dress gave her this odd feminine charm that enthralled him.

Something that she never had before.

Something that reminded Kai that she was also a woman under her strong mask.

Kai’s hand slithered up from her firm thigh and settled on her breasts, squeezing one and then moving to the other. His touch made her flinch. Nobody has ever touched her there, and when he pulled down on the string of her night dress, threatening to uncover her mounds, her arms instinctively dropped down to shield them.

Roughly, Kai held both her wrists with one hand and pinned them above her head.

"Isn’t this supposed to be my victorious day?" He asked with a throaty tone.

"Yes..." Matilda purred. "But I—"

"No excuses, Matilda. Tonight, you’re going to let me do whatever I want."

"... Okay."

Matilda closed her eyes and didn’t resist anymore.

Kai could feel the strength draining from her body as she surrendered to his demand.

Once he was given his free rein to do whatever he wanted, Kai’s fingers reached for her night dress again. She could feel an electric current rushing through her veins from Kai’s touches as he pulled down the strings and exposed her breasts completely.

For a second, Kai soaked in the sight.

Arms pinned above her head, eyes closed shut, face flushed beet-red, and now her small, pink nipples were fully visible—a slight rise at the center of her areolas. Kai appreciated the sight and was completely stunned into silence.

His throat became as dry as a desert, making it hard for him to swallow.

Uncomfortable in the silence, Matilda opened her eyes slightly.

She saw that Kai was looking at her intently with eyes that burned with lust.

"D-Don’t look at me that hard."

"You’re beautiful."

"..."

"I haven’t gotten the chance to say it earlier, but know that you’re really beautiful right now."

Matilda’s face turned even redder. Being complimented so directly like this made her heart pound hard inside her chest. Not to mention, it was the person that she liked who gave her the compliment.

It felt like her heart was about to burst from her chest.

And then, Kai continued—he used his free hand to hold her breast firmly and squeeze.

It was full and soft, and more importantly, it was almost as big as his hand. He was enthralled by how her breast caved under the pressure from his fingers—with little resistance. It felt like his hand was right where it belonged.

Kai knew that her chest was big, but he didn’t realize that it was this big.

That night, he’d only been able to hold her breasts through the fabric—promising, but incomplete. He hadn’t truly known her then. Now, with nothing between his hands and her bare skin, the truth was undeniable.

She was bigger than most. Much bigger.

And the weight of her filled his palms in a way he wouldn’t soon forget.

Unable to control himself further, Kai leaned down and sucked her nipple hard.

She moaned in pleasure.

All the foreplay made her wet, and she couldn’t wait anymore.

"Can you put it in right now?" She asked breathlessly. "I know I said I’d let you do whatever you want, but please put it in. I can’t wait anymore."