He told himself to calm down, but he felt the cold bite of fear anyway.
Once upon a time, the answer would have been of course. Now, he wasnโt so sure. They both changed - if he did, then she might have as well. These dealings with Phoenix, what were they?
โStay away from the other gangs. Go back to Seoul, Dani, and be with your family.โ
She didnโt break into pieces, tears didnโt appear in her eyes. There should be joy, acceptance, the ease of the heart, but all in all, she just felt exhausted. Kyungsoo had been on her mind ever since he left, she had been in love with him, confessed it to him with the simplicity of words before they parted, without actually saying it as it was meant to, but she was, and with how they came to be in this situation, it was clear something had changed, but it was hard for her to figure out what actually had.
Deep down, it was a relief that all the bad she thought about her best friend was nothing real, or she hoped it wasnโt. It did make sense that he was undercover, it made way more sense of him turning his back on everyone and joining a gang, especially his sister. That wound wasnโt even her own, and it hadย nearly killed her.
Did he trust her, though? He seemed uncertain, almost careful. It was easy to read in his eyes, something they could only do to each other when it came to emotions and feelings, itโs what made them realize it was more to them than just a simple friendship.
It was hard to be mad still when there was an apparent reason he had ignored you for a full year and more.
Her eyes narrowed, back when she was younger, she wouldโve listened to him. โYou know I canโt, so long youโre here. Iโm not going.โ Dani was also still extremely stubborn; that didnโt change, he should know by now, telling her to do things didnโt actually work. โI--- They murdered my brother, K. I canโt leave after that.โ