HIS BOY

CHAPTER 19

RAIN POV

We didn't talk much after the hallway.

Phayu just stayed close — walking me to my next class, standing a step behind me like a silent shield.

His scent never left me — stormy rain, steady and safe — drowning out the sharp aftertaste of Saifah's citrus-metallic stench that still clung to my clothes.

After school, he waited by my locker again.

No words. Just a small nod when I appeared.

Rain: "You're walking me home again?"

Phayu: "Yeah."

I didn't argue.

I couldn't.

We walked in silence for a while. The sun was low, casting long shadows. My legs felt heavy, but not from tiredness — from everything I'd remembered.

From everything I still couldn't say out loud.

Halfway home, I stopped.

Phayu stopped too. Looked at me.

Rain (quiet): "Can we... sit somewhere? I need to tell you something."

He didn't ask why. Just nodded once and led me to a small bench under a tree — away from the main path, private.

I sat. He sat beside me — not too close, but close enough that his scent wrapped around me like a blanket.

I took a shaky breath.

Rain: "Saifah... he's my ex. From my old school."

Phayu's jaw tightened, but he stayed quiet. Listening.

Rain: "We dated for a few months. I thought he liked me. Then one night at a party... he gave me a drink. I didn't think anything of it. Everything went blurry after that. I remember saying no. I remember trying to push him away. But then there were pictures. Me with him. With another alpha. Smiling. Looking like I wanted it."

My voice cracked.

Rain: "I didn't. I was drugged. He took the photos. Spread them. Told everyone I was a slut, that I cheated, that I begged for it. The whole school turned on me. Rumors. Names. 'Bunny likes to play.' I had to leave. I thought coming here would make it stop."

Tears slipped down my cheeks.

Rain: "It didn't. He's here now. And he's acting like... like I made it all up. Like I wanted it."

Phayu's hands clenched into fists on his knees. His scent shifted — not just protective anymore. Angry. Furious. Alpha rage simmering under the surface, cold and lethal.

But when he spoke, his voice was soft. Careful.

Phayu: "He drugged you."

I nodded.

Phayu: "He took photos. Spread lies. Ruined your life."

Another nod. My throat was too tight to speak.

Phayu looked away — jaw working.

For a second I thought he might stand up and go after Saifah right then.

But he didn't.

He turned back to me. Eyes stormy, but gentle when they met mine.

Phayu: "None of that was your fault."

I let out a shaky laugh — half sob.
"Everyone said it was."

Phayu: "Everyone was wrong."

He reached out — slow — and brushed a tear from my cheek with his thumb. The touch was so careful, so light, like he was afraid I'd break.

Rain (small, joking through tears): "I hope your girlfriend doesn't mind you spending so much time with me."

Phayu froze.

His brows furrowed.

Phayu: "Girlfriend?"

I swallowed. "The girl... at the party. I saw you. Kissing her."

Silence.

Phayu exhaled hard. Ran a hand over his face.

Phayu: "That wasn't what you think.

I blinked.

Phayu: "Someone spiked my drink. I was out of it. Someone told me you were upstairs waiting for me. I went to the wrong room. Kissed the wrong person. Realized it the second it happened. I apologized, left, and Pai took me home. I didn't want her. I never wanted her."

He looked at me — raw, unguarded.

Phayu (voice rough, almost a whisper): "I wanted it to be you."

The words hung between us.

Phayu's eyes widened — like he'd just heard himself say it out loud.

Color flooded his face instantly — deep red creeping up his neck, over his cheeks, even to the tips of his ears. He jerked his gaze away so fast it was almost comical, hand flying up to rub the back of his neck hard.

Phayu (muttering, flustered): "Forget— forget I said that. Shit. I didn't mean— I mean, I did, but not like— fuck."

He cleared his throat, still not looking at me. His ears were practically glowing now. He shifted on the bench, suddenly very interested in a random leaf on the ground.

Phayu (low, stumbling): "Just... ignore it. Wasn't supposed to come out like that."

But I couldn't ignore it.

My heart was pounding too hard.

Rain (soft, surprised, a tiny smile tugging at my lips): "You... wanted it to be me?"
Phayu's blush somehow got worse. He rubbed his neck again, harder, like he could scrub the embarrassment away.

Phayu (gruff, avoiding my eyes): "Yeah. I did. Obviously. Don't— don't make a thing out of it."

I laughed — small, shaky, relieved — and the sound made him finally glance at me.

His cheeks were still flushed, but his stormy eyes softened when they met mine.

Rain: "So we're both idiots."

Phayu's lips twitched — almost a smile, still pink-faced and awkward.

Phayu (quiet, embarrassed): "Yeah. We are."

He didn't move closer. Didn't push.
Just sat there, scent steady, cheeks still faintly red, grounding me.

Rain: "Thank you. For listening. For... everything."

Phayu (still a little flustered, voice low): "Anytime."

And for the first time in weeks, the word didn't sting.

It felt like a promise.

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