noticed my frown anyway. "You alright?" I pressured a smile and shrugged. "Yeah, simply worried about you." I hated mendacity to him. Well, it surely used to be solely a half-lie; I used to be worried about him. I was simply greater preoccupied by Kellan's behavior. It me that Kellan concerned me more. slipped an arm around me and held me close to his shoulder. He stopped sighing. He used to be continually trying to please me...it solely made me sense worse. My guilt multiplied ten-fold every time smiled at me. He tenderly kissed my head and I looked up at him. He smiled sweetly and brought a hand to my cheek, walking a finger down it. "It will be okay, Askel." His tenderness extended my heart, and broke it at the same time. He leaned down and softly pressed his lips to mine. Sighing,

