"Yes, I think so too," Jina said firmly. "No matter whether he really has something going on with that Lisa or not, the fact that he lied to me is real. I don't want him anymore."
"I support you," Aina said immediately.
Nina simply smiled and said nothing. Matters like this were difficult for outsiders to interfere in.
Kith continued working with his hands nearby, but his thoughts were in turmoil.
Should he tell Nina?
If she found out… would she become angry and drive him away?
If he hadn't broken off the engagement back then, Nina would never have been exiled to the Wildlands.
If he had been there, how would the lord of Spirit Stone City have dared to exile her?
If he hadn't canceled the betrothal…
Nina would never have suffered so much.
Would she forgive him?
Nina liked sincere males.
But he was hiding the truth from her.
A male like him—what right did he have to remain her guardian beast?
Yet the thought of losing her terrified him.
