Kyle stands there for a long while, trying desperately to summon the emotional numbness he's known himself for.
But it's impossible.
His pain_ old, buried, and raw rises to the surface, crashing over him like a wave.
Everything he's lost feels freshly ripped from his hands. The guilt of what he did to Jess, the helplessness.
His parents that he is even unable to seek Justice for them.
Everything that ever bothered him come back rushing, even Jess whom he can't even say out loud that he fell in love with. Because doing so would mean driving Tanner to madness.
But even if he did say those those feelings aloud, it wouldn't change anything. Jess isn't his to love.
When he pushes that aside--
His thoughts spiral around the lie he just told Tanner.
Yes, it's true that his bloodline was once bound to protect the Alpha bloodline chosen by the Moon Goddess, which is Tanner's family.
