I despise you

RAFAEL'S POV

Wishes.

I stared at the sky longer than I wanted. I did make a wish, but I didn't want to tell Winter. Not because I thought it would make me seem girly like I said. I knew making a wish wasn't about gender. I was just trying to tease her, and it worked.

Right now, she was glaring at the sky, which I think was better than telling her my wish. I hoped the goddess would grant the wishes, even though I never held her in high regard.

Maybe, just this once, she would prove herself as the guardian she was known to be. I could not help but wonder about the wishes Winter made. I hope they were for her own interests. I want them to be. It was better if she was as selfish as I was. That was the only way she would stay alive.

"So…" Winter started, looking at me. "It's gone," she nodded toward the sky.

"I see," I replied with a nod.

"What else can we do? Do you have anything in mind?" She stood up and stretched a little.

As she moved, her blouse rode up, revealing her bump.

I clenche