Besides, the thought of food made my stomach growl, reminding me that I hadn’t eaten a proper meal in days.
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Dinner time was a cold affair.
It felt nothing like the ones I was used to – when it was just me, Celeste and her grandparents. It was livelier, filled with laughter and jokes – there were no table manners but this… it was quieter and more serious. The air was thick as if everyone was afraid to talk.
Despite all the attempts from Celeste and her grandparents to make Kai talk, he grunted monosyllabic words and then paid too much more than was necessary attention to his food. He didn’t even look at me or talk to me. I was angry but I pushed it back down.
Maybe he didn’t want me, or he regretted having me as a mate and preferred, Briella. I played with the food on the plate, lo
