Keira's POV
Back home at Kaelan's estate, I assumed he must be hungry after everything that had happened at the banquet, so I went to the kitchen to prepare something for us to eat.
He followed me silently, leaning against the counter and watching as I moved around gathering ingredients, but his mind was clearly somewhere else entirely.
"Are you alright?" I asked, glancing at him as I started chopping vegetables.
"I am fine," he said, but his voice was distant.
I let it go for the moment and focused on cooking. When I set the plates on the table, Kaelan sat down across from me but barely touched his food.
"Kaelan," I said gently. "Talk to me. What is wrong?"
He looked up at me then, and there was something in his eyes that made my chest tighten. "Will you always stay
