Trust is difficult or even impossible to mend once broken.
People generally avoided those who had broken their trust once due to the simple fact that it is too risky to forgive and forget. The pain from being betrayed was ingrained inside the mind and body so deeply that it's natural to avoid the source of that pain.
Even if it's guaranteed that the source would change, the pain still prevented people from believing.
Bree had been the source of his comfort from the moment he enrolled in the academy.
And that closeness makes it even more painful.
Kai wanted to believe that he already felt it all, already numb to the sensations that a betrayal could give him—but he was wrong. Just remembering his memories with Bree made it really hard to breathe.
Her smiles. Her soft words. Her demanding touches. Her encouragements.
Each one was a hot blade stabbing into his heart.
Giving another chance felt like suicide.
