(Easton POV)

One month later...

Clingy is whimpering on my lap and is looking at me with her sad little eyes.

"Yeah, I miss him too, Clingy!" I said.

It's been a month since I have been back home. Aries and I have never spoken to each other for a while. Both of us are a little overwhelmed at what happened. I have conversed with my mom and dad about the whole situation and they finally revealed the truth. My adoptive parents are basically my dad's friends and he purposely changed my identity, in hopes of getting me safe from his enemies. I was deep in thought when I heard a knock on my door.

"Who is it?" I asked.

"It's me, sweetheart!" Mom answered.

"Come in!" I replied. She went inside my room and gave me a smile. She then sat on the edge of the bed and started talking to me.

"How are you holding up?"

"Fine, I guess!" I said.

"It's such a small world, isn't it?" She commented.

"Tell me about it." I chuckled.

"How are you and...Aries?" She asked.

"We still haven't talked."

My mom gave me a sad smile and looked down.

"Are you mad at him?" She asked.

"Not really mad, just...upset."

"Why?"

"He knows that his father murdered my dad all along but he refused to let me know." I answered.

"Fair enough." My mom said

"But you should take it easy on him." Mom added and I looked at her.

"What do you mean?"

"Son, why do you think he refused to let you know?" She asked.

"He's afraid that...I would get mad."

"Good answer, he's afraid that you might hate him for it but for me, I think he's trying to protect you. Why would he fly you off all the way to Iceland if he was not trying to protect you, right? You have the right to get upset that he didn't inform you but always remember, he did it for a reason. I have seen how good that kid is and the people surrounding him does not define who he is, I guarantee you that. As my mother always says, love a person based on who he is, not based on who he is surrounded by."

After she finishes, that hit me like a sack of bricks. Aries has always been there for me. He has always protected me, supported me and helped me overcome my obstacles. It would be unfair if I don't give him a chance, after all what we have been through. He chose to protect me over obeying his own father. Who else can say that?

I better talk to him before it's too late.

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(Aries POV)

"You can still work it out with him, you know?" Dylan said.

"Nah! He doesn't want to talk to me anymore. I think he would be better off without me. He will only see my father in me." I told him.

"You're not, in any way, near your father, Aries! You have done your best for Easton and I saw that. I am pretty sure Easton just needs a space but I highly doubt that he doesn't want to see you again." He said.

"Dylan, thank you for being a good friend but I have made my mind up already. I am going to leave tomorrow. Australia will be a fresh start for me. Easton and I will never work out because no matter how you put it, my own blood was still the one who killed his father."

Dylan just gave me a pat on the back before nodding his head. Easton will be okay, I know it. I tried to hold back the tears but failed. I wiped it away, knowing that I could never see my funny boy again.