Mated To My Boyfriend's Dad novel Chapter 197

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Chapter 197: Indulge In Your Problems

I stared blankly as I saw the confusion etched on Kylo’s face. He looked from the knife on the ground, then to my face, and then back to the knife again.

He opened his mouth to say something but then closed it back, seeming uncertain.

Shit, Isleen what the fuck were you thinking?!

Did I... Was I about to...?

"Isleen, are you crying?" Kylo asked, his worry almost palpable. I touched my face, only then realizing that the tears that I’d been struggling to hold back had begun flowing out.

I whimpered, struggling to say something. Anything. But all that came out of my lips was a constrained sob, as the tears began flowing out freely.

"Oh, Isleen," Kylo muttered, closing the distance between us. He drew me into an embrace, hushing me gently, telling me it was okay.

But I wasn’t okay, was I?

I’d thought about... about taking my life. About escaping my ’prison’. And I would’ve made that thought become reality too, if Kylo hadn’t interrupted.

I felt embarrassed and shaken with even more guilt, as I buried my face into his chest, sobbing more silently now. I didn’t want to look into his eyes. I didn’t want to have to explain what I’d been trying to do before he got there. But I knew I had to, eventually.

"Isleen, what’s going on?" Kylo finally asked after several minutes of us just standing there, his arms still wrapped around me. When I remained silent, he sighed, before pulling me out of the hug. He held me by the shoulders now, trying desperately to look into my eyes. But I looked away, too ashamed of myself to look at him directly. "Don’t be like that. We dated for five years before breaking up. We’ve been through so many obstacles, and so many trials and tribulations before we broke up. So please, allow me to indulge In yours again, but this time as your friend. I care about you Isleen, please talk to me."

I felt the myriad of emotions behind Kylo’s voice. I felt it in his touch. In his words. I felt all of it even when I occasionally summoned the courage to glance into his eyes.

Kylo cared about me. He still cared about me after all this while. I felt my heart flutter, feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude wash through me. But instead of telling him what was bothering me, I brought up something that managed to make him raise an eyebrow.