SWNOVELS Cruel King: Chapter 51
Was it all just a fantasy?
I stare up at Lord Clifford’s mansion.
Logically, I should’ve given Astrid time to cope, but patience has never been one of my qualities.
If I have to climb through a window and search every room to find her, then so be it.
We’re going to talk then I’ll kiss the living hell out of her. Or it can be the other way around. The order doesn’t matter.
Astrid and I aren’t something decided by an accident three years ago. We’re more. We’re a lot fucking more.
Astrid didn’t only engrave herself in my soul, she’s also become an inseparable part of my core. And no fucking one can take that away from me.
Not even her.
“Captain?” Daniel calls from my side. “What are you doing here?”
“The same as you. To see Astrid.” I narrow my eyes. “But I came first, so wait for your turn.”
He releases a sigh. “She’s going through a lot. Maybe you should give her some time to cope. Ever heard of that term?”
“Whatever that coping is, Astrid and I are doing it together.” I push past him towards the entrance.
He grips my shoulder and pulls me back with a force I didn’t realise he had.
“Fucking stop. She’s not like you. Astrid isn’t the type who goes forward, not caring about those left behind.”
“Is that what you think I am?”
“That’s what the whole team thinks you are! They’re just too scared to say it to your face.”
“Yeah? What have I been doing?”
He throws his hands in the air. “You’ve been torturing us more than Coach for the championship.”
“So now we don’t want the championship?”
“We do, but we started this to have fun. Not all of us are going pro. Hell, not even half of us.” He releases a deep breath. “This is the last season we’ll ever be able to compete in football before it all become corporates and politics.”
Huh. I never looked at it that way.
“Nice talk.” I pat Daniel’s shoulder. “Let’s finish after I see Astrid.”
“Captain!” He runs alongside me. “You’re not hearing a word I’m saying. She needs time. Once she’s calmed down, she’ll come out on her own accord and talk to you.”
“What if she never does?” I meet Daniel’s eyes. “What if she spends distance away and realises that she doesn’t fucking want me anymore?”
He remains silent for a second too long. “Then it’s her choice. Another word you need to learn.”
I jab a finger at his chest. “That’s not going to fucking happen.”
Daniel tries to stop me again when a loud sound slices through the silence.
We both stop and stare at each other with wild eyes.
A gunshot just came from inside Astrid’s house.