Chapter 187: Ch 187: The Final Dungeon- Part 3
The gate opened slowly and welcod
and everyone else inside. As soon as my feet touched the ground, the horrible feeling increased. Sothing was looking at us all and that sothing was powerful.
"Everyone, please be careful. I don’t think we are in a normal dungeon here."
I warned and everyone tensed. They looked at
for guidance but even I was not sure about what to do.
I was part of the second squad, so in principal I knew I should stay back and let the others do their job. But it felt nerve-wrecking not to walk forward and take the front row for the assault.
"We will be heading out now. We will give you a signal once we find sothing."
The front-row hunters quickly took off. Their abilities were suited to scout ahead and I decided to send my familiar with them as well.
Just because it had been decided that I would stay behind with the second ground did not an I was ready to sit back and accept m fate.
I was using my powers openly, but no one said anything to . In fact, the others turned a bind eye toward , mainly because they knew they won’t be able to change their mind.
However, not everyone decided to leave
alone. I had closed my eyes to concentrate on my familiar but I opened them when I heard the sound of footsteps heading our way.
"Are you using your powers? You should not do that and wait for the scouts’ signal. Otherwise, you can put yourself in danger."
Lynn told
with a worried expression as he looked at . He seed genuinely worried for my sake and I felt both annoyed and touched by his words.
The two feelings fought inside
for dominance but in the end, annoyance won and I frowned at him.
"Are you trying to tell
how to do my work? Do you think you have a right to do that?"
I asked and my voice sounded just a lit snappy. That was enough to make most people back off. However, Lynn proved to be different.
He did not even flinch when I all but insulted him. Instead, he turned his head to look at my neck without even blinking. I could not guess what was going on in his mind, but I did know one thing—Lynn was serious about helping
out.
"I know that tis are hard and you have lost a lot. But please, don’t try and take it out on yourself. You need to cherish ourself a little more. I..."
The alpha grabbed my hand and I did not pull my hand back. I wanted to know what Lynn had to say to .
Everyone else was looking at us with curiosity and envy, wondering what was going on. I felt their sharp gazes stabbing
in the back.
The alpha in front of
must have felt the sa glazes, but instead of looking insecure, he looked even more confident and his eyes shined.
"I know that I won’t be able to replace the one you long for, but I still want to be selfish and tell you Ace... no, Kyle. I like you... maybe even love you at this point. You have fascinated
beyond what I thought was possible. So please, once it’s all over, give
a chance to be by your side."
Lynn went down on his knee to tell
that. He looked directly into my eyes when he spoke, leaving no doubt in my mind that he was sincere about his words.
Even if I wanted to look away, his piercing gaze brought
back. His feelings were so evident that it was painfully clear how he felt about .
I had a feeling that Lynn would have done anything I asked him in that mont if it ant that he would get a chance to be with . It was flattering to be carted to like this.
And yet, I could not bring my heart to beat faster as it did around Theo. All this confession felt like a dream, but not a dream that made
want to stay in it.
Even now, all I could think about was Theo and how I wanted to be in his arms and experience it all with him.
I could imagine it even with open eyes—Theo standing in front of
with his soft smile on his face, asking
to stay by his side forever and him extending his hand and grabbing mine—
"Ace, are you alright? You zoned out and your energy... did soone use an ability on you?"
Lynn asked, reaching for my face. I gasped as I realized what had just happened—I had almost fallen for a trap and allowed the dungeon to ss with my mind. Lynn’s confession had thrown
off track.
"I-I am fine. I just let my guard down. This is the worst ti to be having this conversation. How about we talk about it later?"
I asked Lynn and his face fell. I could tell that he had understood what I had not said to him—that he had been rejected by .
But he did not show it on his face because he did not want to bring everyone’s moral down.
"You are right. We should talk about it once we get back ho. For now, I will fight by your side like a good friend. Just, make sure you burry
and keep
close to your heart if I don’t make it out alive."
Lynn told
as he grinned once more. His carefree nature was one of the reasons the people in this camp were so relaxed.
"Don’t talk about dying. No one is dying on my watch. We will all get to go back ho once this dungeon is deal with. I promise you that much."
I told Lynn but he just smiled in a way that told
that he was going to humor
but not believe .
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