Angela sat on the bed holding the paper she had chosen. What a silly ga. She let out a small chuckle as she realized Hiro had probably wanted her to pick this too. The thought made her stare at him. Did he sohow know what the paper held?
"Did you know what the ga was all about?" she asked.
Hiro watched her with that calm look he always had. "No love. My heart chose that one and I am glad it did not fail . A fourso is exactly what we need."
Angela smiled and lowered her gaze, feeling heat rise on her face. She cleared her throat and changed the topic. "You and Kaito... what was that argunt about?"
"It is the usual thing with Kaito. Do not do this Hiro. Do that Hiro," he said, pretending it ant nothing, even though guilt bothered him. He wondered if she would ever forgive them when she learned the truth.
"I understand. He can be like that but most of the ti he is right," Angela said. She had wanted to say this earlier, but not in front of Kaito. "He just does not know how to say things in a way that makes sense to people. That is why we argue with him. It is how he talks."
Hiro laughed and shook his head. "I see. You waited for him to leave first. Kaito will feel like a demi god if he ever hears you say this."
"I know. That is exactly why I am saying it in his absence."
"I understand now," Hiro said as he sat beside her on the bed. He took her hand gently, holding it like he was scared to let go. "If anything goes wrong, you should know it is my fault, not my brothers’."
"What is going to go wrong?" Angela asked. She looked right into his eyes, as if she could drag the truth out of him with her gaze alone. "You can tell ."
Hiro let out a slow sigh and ran his hand through his hair. "Maybe nothing... maybe sothing."
"So you also have a bad feeling right?"
"Nah... I do not have a bad feeling," he replied, pulling her into his arms. He kissed her forehead and rubbed her back in that slow steady way that always lted her defenses. "It will be fine. What do you plan for the celebration? Did they explain everything to you?"
"Yes. Hailey and Stales explained it to earlier," she said.
"You did not ntion Alex. Are you two not talking?"
Angela pulled back a little and stared at him. He was smiling, which ant he was teasing her. "Are you serious? I am not fighting with him. Alex and I just have not talked properly in a long ti. It feels like he is avoiding ."
"The dude is in love, what do you expect?" Hiro asked. "You do not see the way he looks at you lately?"
Angela moved back a little and looked at him. He was smiling, which only ant he was trying to pull her legs. "Are you serious? I am not fighting with him. Alex and I haven’t had a proper talk for a long ti. It feels like he is avoiding ."
"The dude is in love, what do you expect?" Hiro asked. "You don’t see the way he looks at you lately?"
Angela tried to think about it. It was hard to tell because Alex was like Kaito. If you wanted to know what was going on with them, you had to wait until they said it themselves or let you into their minds.
A knock ca on the door, cutting their thoughts short. She looked up and saw Taros standing there. "Hey."
"Marcus said it’s ti to leave."
"Really?" She was surprised they were leaving so soon. She stood up from the bed and asked, "Maybe I should stay back, right? I would love to spend ti with you."
The boys looked at each other before Hiro spoke. "If you want, you can stay with here, but the others will be leaving for their packs soon."
"I thought you were all staying here together."
"No. This is Hiro’s ho and pack. We only ca visiting," Taros said as he leaned against the door.
"I will just go with Marcus. We will see tomorrow right?" Angela asked. Her eyes moved from one person to another. They nodded, so she bent and planted a soft kiss on Hiro’s lips. "Take good care of yourself."
"You too. Call if you need ," Hiro said as he stood up from the bed.
Angela nodded and walked to Taros at the door. They left together and moved toward the living room. Marcus was no longer where he left her. He was waiting outside, so she turned to her mates for a quick goodbye.
"I am leaving. We will all see tomorrow. Make sure you take care of your brother, okay?"
"Sure babe," Renn said as he pulled her into a hug and then let her go. "Do not forget to call when you get ho."
"I will," she said with a small chuckle before looking at Taros. "I will miss you so much."
"I will talk to my parents so you can co after the celebration and spend ti with ," Taros told her.
"No. I can visit, but I cannot stay," Angela said. "Have you forgotten that I still have to keep my identity hidden?"
"Oh. I almost forgot," Taros said with a short laugh as he stepped back. "Have a lovely night."
"No. You should call later."
"I will."
Angela turned to Kaito next. "Hope Eliza is fine?"
He took a deep breath and rubbed his palms together. He knew she would ask. "She is fine."
"So what is stopping you from handing her over to Marcus? We are running out of ti. I expect you to do the needful."
"We will," Kaito said. "By tomorrow, everything will be settled."
"Tomorrow? What happened this evening?"
"We can’t hand her over until we learn her secret. I believe we will know it before tomorrow morning," he said, still refusing to tell her the truth.
Angela looked at each of them. It was clear they all agreed with Kaito’s madness. She shook her head and walked out of the room.
He ca after her, but she did not stop. If Kaito had sothing to say, he could say it tomorrow after he hands Eliza over to Marcus.
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