My neck actually popped because I turned so quickly.
Orion was right.
Kael was standing by a display of special shoelaces, but a small group of girls was gathered outside the store. They were whispering to each other, giggling, and pointing at him.
I knew my son was handsome because he looked so much like his father, but this was different. Girls were openly staring at my baby. Even worse, he was only fourteen, and most of those girls looked at least sixteen years old.
My protective instincts immediately flared up, and I wanted to chase every one of them away.
“Everything is happening so quickly,” I said as the cashier handed me the bag containing the shoes. “I can barely keep up. One minute I had my little boy, and now, a few mornings later, I have a nearly grown man with girls pract
