Carnivals: Claimed By The Deranged Alpha Prince [BL]-Chapter 224: Soft Soft Soft

Jules’s pov

"Will you protect him? It’s my fault his life is in danger." I mumbled, biting at the inside of my cheek as I stared at Blaze. I had just finished narrating the entire I experienced in the principal’s office with Andrian.

Blaze picked me up from Kim’s apartment a while ago, appearing like he had a lot of things on his mind. Not wanting to push him, I refrained from prodding or telling about what Landon pulled on me. Before we stepped into his apartment, he put in my thumbprint into the touchpad over the door so I’d be able to enter his apartment and leave it wherever I wanted. He also informed me that my dorm was gonna be cleared out, and that my things would br moved over to his apartment before the end of today.

I had just finished telling him about how Elio was in danger because of me. I was so worried about him, if anything ends up happening to him because of him, I was sure I’d never be able to forgive myself. He keeps to himself, studies hard and records his little videos online. He doesn’t deserve to his his dreams ruined because he was starting to get close to me.

When I asked Kim for advice, at first, he had suggested I let him die, then he told me he was joking before suggesting I do my best to keep him protected if I have the power to. I didn’t have the power to, not on my own at least.

"I can ask someone to keep an eye on him." He finally responded and I felt a long sigh ease out of me. I was currently straddling his laps, and his arms were loosely wrapped around my waist.

We were currently in his large bed, with him resting against the headboard. He had a loose shirt on and sweatpants after showering, but I was yet to shower because he had refused to let me be away from his sight since he returned.

"But... I need you to keep in mind that you won’t be able to save everyone. Some people would die, some definitely won’t be able to make it. No mattter how hard you try, saving everyone can only be a wish. Keep this in mind so you don’t end up beating yourself up unnecessarily incase anything happens. Okay?" As he spoke, my eyes widened at the severity of his words and I felt my heartbeat accelerate a little.

I breathed out a small sigh before speaking. "I- I know this though... but I still don’t want Elio to get hurt, you know?"

He chuckled a little before humming, and then he was tugging me into a hug, burying his face in my neck and nuzzling the mate mark. I shivered as I clasped my arms around his shoulders and let my eyes slide close.

His arms tightened around my waist and he let out a low sound which almost resembled a growl, making my heart jump a little. I slowly slid my hands into his hair, carefully massaging his scalp.

His shoulders felt tense and I had a feeling he had something on his mind, he hadn’t been relaxed since he arrived and I was curious and a little worried.

"You okay?" I finally whispered after I pulled out of the hug to cup his face in my hands. Light stubble prickled my palm but I didn’t mind that feeling one bit.

"You worried about me?" He drawled and I bit on my lip as I nodded earnestly. If something was wrong, I wanted to know about it so I could instantly make everything better at once, so far it was in my power.

"Nothing’s wrong bunny, so stop worrying, hm?"

I searched his eyes, still feeling like there was something else that he wasn’t letting out.

"How did you know I was at Kim’s?" I decided to ask instead and this time, his dark eyes lit up a little.

"I just felt your presence there after arriving in the building and you were there when I got there. I think the mate bond has made me more tuned in with you." He explained and I felt my heart start to flutter in happiness.

"That’s cool." I whispered and he chuckled, kissing my throat.

"Of course, bunny. It really is."

"Are you sure there isn’t anything wrong?" I asked again, my hands still cupping his cheeks. He remained silent for a bit before finally speaking.

"I’m going to kill Kai." He informed me, like he was casually speaking about the weather. My eyes widened, mouth fallinghopen a little.

"You are? Why?" I whispered in disbelief and hummed with a nod, and then he tilted his head as he regarded me closely.

"You’re worried about him?"

I hurriedly shook my head. I wasn’t worried about him, I didn’t like Kai one bit, especially after he practically threatened me with my secret. But do I want to see him dead? That’s what I wasn’t sure of.

"Of course not. I don’t care about him." I finally responded, which was the truth.

Blaze was silent for about a minute before continuing.

"He’s my cousin but that doesn’t matter. I’ll take him out of the picture in the coming week." He continued and I searched his eyes, there was still something else in there, which I couldn’t recognize.

"Do you care about your mother?" He suddenly asked, catching me off guard.

I blinked slowly before nodding. "I do. So much." I whispered, voice suddenly feeling heavy and tight. A bunch of images of my mother suddenly began to resurface in the front of my mind, making my chest feel tight.

"How did it feel to have a mother while growing up? Can you describe it?" He continued and I hit on my bottom lip, silently wondering where he was going with this.

"It’s like... it’s like having a caregiver, a teacher, a best friend, a confidante, a counselor, and a protector in one body. They’re filled to the brim with love and would readily lay their life for their child." As I spoke, an image of my mother protecting me to the very last moment flashed in my mind and I suddenly felt tears prickle my eyes.

Blaze was silently listening attentively and I brushed his hair out of his face, leaning forward to brush my lips across his face. I wasn’t sure of why I was doing this, but my instincts suddenly felt like I needed to comfort him. His grip around my waist tightened a little before he sighed softly.

"That’s... beautiful." He finally whispered in a soft voice and I felt a small tug on my heart.

"Are you thinking about your mother?" I whispered after a moment and he hesitated at first before slowly nodding.

"Oh, Blaze." I whispered before pulling him into my arms. He buried his face in my shoulder once again, squeezing me tightly like he wanted to crawl under my skin.

"I’m so sorry." I whispered after a moment, stroking his hair soothingly. I could remember him telling me he didn’t even know what she looked like, it’s saddening that he grew up in a really disturbing way, while also being completely robbed of his mother.

"I’m about to learn about her, to know who she was, where she came from and what she was like." He admitted quietly and I pulled out of the hug to stare at his face.

"Really?" I asked and he hummed with a nod, hands massaging my hips a little.

"It would be a trade by batter thing. I’ll just have to kill Kai for that, and I’ve always hated that bastard so this is a great time to finally get him out of the picture." He explained and once again, a weird feeling settled in my chest at the thought of Kai getting killed.

"I never got to tell you that Kai threatened me about my secret. I don’t know how he got to know about it, but he hinted at it at the restroom and promised to not leak it if I agreed to belong to him, right before Xander came in. Xander overheard a bit of the conversation and began to ask Kai to tell him the secret, but Kai refused."

Blaze let out a low crackle. "That’s more reason for me to kill that bastard. He definitely got to know about your actual identity from my father, but don’t think about it okay? Nothing’s definitely gonna happen." He assured me, cupping my face as he spoke and I nodded, a long exhale escaping my lungs.

He brushed a kiss against my chin.

"Two people are dying next week. Andrian and Kai. It’s pointless to keep taking it slow since all our enemies don’t want to.

"What about your father?" I asked and he hummed, sliding his hands underneath my shirt and I shivered a little.

"He’s not gonna strike, I’m very certain. He definitely knows something we don’t, and it seems like he’s waiting for something to happen before he directly challenges me or something. And that works for us. Till then, we can take out our smaller enemies."

I bit on my bottom lip for a moment. "Would Kim get hurt?"

Blaze snorted. "You care about that omega?"

"I don’t know why, I just detest the thought of him getting hurt." I admitted as Blaze’s palm slid across my naked ribs, sending tingles over my skin.

"I can get Kim out of danger if I want to, but before that can happen, he’d have to prove where his loyalty lies. To himself or to me."