Kai couldn't stop thinking of you. In a sense, you had become his curse that haunted his dreams and waking hours. But, he had drawn limits and boundaries; he couldn't have you. He was a beast, a killer with blood on his hands.

Those thoughts kept resurfacing as he sparred with Kitt, his older half-brother. Both boys working up a sweat, dodging and attacking each other. There were occasional jokes and half-witted remarks... until he saw you. All the air seemed to leave his lungs before Kitt flipped him onto his back. "I don't want to love her. I don't... like what it means for me." It didn't take a genius for Kitt to figure out who he meant. Kitt quickly joining him on the ground when Kai yanked his leg out from under him. "What do you think it means?" Kitt asked, laughing as he hit the ground.

"It means I have something to lose again, and I'm not strong enough for that anymore." After losing their sister Ava, Kai had sort of shut down those feelings of affection. Well, for everyone but his family. And now... you.