"You can't distract Taros if you must stay or else…" Hiro started, but Taros' sharp gaze cut him off. He sighed and gave in. "Fine. We will keep lying to her. She is never going to understand."
"Understand what? Can you all explain to me what is going to happen?" Angela's voice shook as her eyes darted from one face to another. No one wanted to answer her, except Hiro.
"If things don't go well, Kaito might never wake up," Hiro finally said. He kept the darker truth to himself, that they could all die in the process. "If you want to stay, you have to know the risks."
Angela's hands flew to her lips as the weight of his words sank in. She knew too well what it meant to lose a mate, and she could not allow such a fate. "Better do your best, Taros. I can't afford to lose him, or you. I would lose my mind."
