RAYA
"I'm fine," I forced myself to say after a while. I had to take a step back to keep myself from falling into his arms. I was so close to bursting into tears, but I could not let that happen. There was no time for that.
Valen did not look like he believed me. His eyes were slightly narrowed, more with worry than anything else. He tilted his head ever so slightly, closing the distance between us in two long steps. I blinked harder, forcing the tears back before they had time to betray me. Watching him look at me like that was gut wrenching. I looked away, playing a tiny smile. But he wasn't buying it. If anything, the creases on his forehead deepened.
"Raya, are you sure? You don't look like it to me."
"Like what?" I countered albeit harshly, regretting it almost immediately. Why d
