DANIKA
I drop my phone onto the bed, my hands trembling. My chest feels like it's being squeezed in a vice, but I can't make a sound. Tyler... all this time... he'd been playing me. Every word, every "I missed you," had served as some kind of bait. My stomach twists, bile rising in the back of my throat. I can't breathe.
I feel Kaziel stir against me. His eyes flutter open, startled, and they immediately fix on mine.
"Dani?" His voice is thick with sleep and worry. "Why-what's wrong?"
I shake my head, unable to meet his gaze. I can feel the tears beginning again and the hot sting against my lashes.
"It's nothing," I choke out, trying to pull away, but he gently takes my face in his hands.
"Don't... don't hide it from me," he murmurs. "Please."
I try to speak, but all that comes out
