Sacred Flame: His Enemy, His Mate (BL)-Chapter 100: Nothing but truth

Kain Locke

I yanked my wrist, trying to pull free, but his grip didn’t budge. "Let me go," I cried, surprised by how weak I sounded but for goodness sake, this is an elementary school restroom hallway, meaning anyone might walk in at any moment.

"No." He leaned in, his breath warm against the side of my neck. My skin prickled as my toes curled, I hated how my body reacted without my permission. "You’re mine," he whispered, "Every part of you, your fear, your silence, even that defiance you’re clinging to. It’s all mine. And I’m not about to let anyone else touch or have what belongs to me. Not the world, not even yourself."

Now you might be wondering how I found myself in this position, when one moment I saw Felix across the room and now? I was being pinned against the wall of a restroom hallway by this man?

Well...

"Felix." I called with astonishment on my face as I stared at him as though he would disappear in the next few seconds, but do not blame me, not only had he changed much from what I remembered, but the most alarming part is what was he doing here?

Remembering what happened five months ago, my expression darkened and I rushed to his side without a second thought.

"This handsome young man said he knew you from—"

The teacher hadn’t even finished her sentence before I grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the classroom. My heart was pounding in my ears as I searched for a quiet corner. The moment we were alone, I shoved him against the wall.

"What are you doing here?" I demanded, voice low and sharp. "Did he send you? Are you here to take Brian too?"

Felix blinked clearly, startled by my reaction. "Take the little potato? Why would I do that? I was just here with my brother, that’s all. I was even shocked to see Brian but I couldn’t help stopping to ask of you from him."

He looked confused. And maybe a little scared too which makes me wonder if he could be saying the truth.

"You... have a brother?" I asked, still breathless.

He nodded quickly. "Yeah. An older brother, Jayden. I don’t really talk about him much and we lived so much apart from each other, but he’s right outside now, waiting for a friend. And—" he suddenly gasped, "—I can’t breathe." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Crap.

I let go of him immediately, my arms falling to my sides as guilt crashed over me. My legs felt weak. I leaned against the wall, trying to pull myself together.

We were in a hallway near the restrooms, judging from the faint smell of disinfectant in the air.

"Sorry," I mumbled, rubbing my face. "I thought... I thought of something else. Damn it."

Felix coughed and looked at me with concern. "What’s going on? Are you okay? Is someone bothering you? If you’re in danger, I can call my brother. He can really help. You probably don’t know, but he’s actually—"

"Wait." I cut him off before he could finish speaking, "What’s your brother’s name again?"

"Jay... Jayden. Why?"

"And his hair... what color is it?"

"Wine red." He tilted his head, looking confused.

My stomach dropped.

No. No way.

I pushed myself off the wall, panic clawing up my throat. I needed to get out. Now.

But before I could take a step, the door beside us swung open.

A pair of polished shoes came into view first. Then someone stepped in, tall, in dark pants and a simple brown shirt.

"That’s him!" Felix said with a smile. "That’s my brother. Brother, this is the friend I was telling you abou—"

However, his voice trailed off as a second figure stepped into the hallway.

I froze when I saw the long black coat. The long pair of legs, and when he finally came into full view to reveal a face I would recognize even if it was in the dark, Perfectly composed, and unscathed without a single hair out of place.

Kael.

My breath hitched in my throat. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t speak.

Felix’s eyes widened as well as he switched glances between me and Kael, I don’t think he had any idea what was going on until he snapped back to reality,

"This is him... this is the person, brother. He’s the one who took my friend away from the apartment in a car!" he suddenly blared at the realization that finally dawned on him.

Kael didn’t even look surprised. He simply turned to Felix and said in a calm, unreadable voice, "Take your brother and wait at the car. We’ll be joining you soon."

The way he said we... like there was still a we. Like I hadn’t spent the last five months running from everything.

Felix was even more confused.. I figured he must have had no idea Jay worked for Kael considering the look on his eyes, and how he screamed and protested even as his brother dragged him out of the hallway.

The door clicked shut behind them.

While I stood there, numb, still staring at the space where they’d been.

We’ll come and meet them, he said.

We

Funny

As if anything about us still existed.

And I wasn’t just about to sit on it, I’ll just treat him as invisible, get Brian and get the hell out of here! He just has to ruin today for the boy and I..

However I was so wrong to think he’d let me out of that door as he swiftly moved and pinned me against the wall in the next second.

***

"Let go of me, you fucking asshole!" I snarled, my voice echoing harshly off the tiles as I struggled against his grip. My shoulders strained, my hands pressing hard against his chest—but it was like trying to shove a wall. He didn’t budge. Instead, he pressed his body harder against mine, trapping me between his heat and the cold wall.

I felt caged.

His scent invaded my senses, clean linen and something darker underneath, like the taste of smoke on a winter night. I hated that I remembered it. Hated that I could still recognize him this way.

"Still so stubborn," he murmured, his lips grazing the shell of my ear. "Do you know how many nights I’ve thought about this? About you, angry, biting, ready to tear me apart."

"Fuck off," I spat, trying to twist away. "You don’t get to be here. You don’t get to show up in my life again like this."

His jaw tensed against my temple, but his voice didn’t waver. "I know."

I drew a shaky breath, my heart pounding so loud it drowned everything else out.

"Do you think this is funny?" My voice trembled, but it cut like ice. "Is this some sort of game to you? Do I look that easy? Was I that pathetic? For you to think you can treat me this way again?"

His lips parted slightly, maybe to respond but I didn’t give him the chance.

"Go ahead," I snapped. "Kiss me like you always did. Say you like me like you used to. Sweep me into your arms like none of it ever happened. Like you didn’t break me. But if there’s any shred of humanity left in you, Kael, then you’re going to let me go. Right here, right now."

"I’ll walk out that door, and I don’t ever want to see you near me or my son again." I looked up at him, my eyes burning. "Unless... unless you really want your father to do to Brian what you and him did to my parents!"

His hand trembled against me.

And slowly, slowly... he let go.

My chest heaved as I stepped back, trying to catch my breath, trying to stop my knees from giving out beneath me. I turned, ready to leave, ready to leave and never look back.

But then—

"I didn’t kill him."

My body went cold.

I froze mid-step.

What?

"What did you just say?" I asked, without turning.

"I said I didn’t kill him!" he roared back, his voice finally breaking. "I never killed your father, Kain! He’s alive!"

I spun so fast the world tilted. And without thinking, I punched him.

A clean hit. Right on the side of his jaw.

His head snapped to the side, but he didn’t move. Didn’t make an attempt to stop me.

I hit him again. And again.

"Talk! Say something, you fucking liar! Don’t just stand there!"

Blood slid down from the corner of his mouth, bright and thick. Still, he didn’t defend himself.

"What did you just say? Repeat it!"

He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. His eyes—those damn eyes—looked tired. Haunted.

"I said I didn’t kill him," he whispered and my fists stopped mid-air, hanging there like suspended weight. My breath stilled in my lungs.

His chest rose and fell with each breath, as blood trickled down the corner of his mouth, but his eyes, those traitorous eyes, held nothing but truth.