ANNATORIA
“Wait,” I quietly stopped Mr. Thorne from leading me out. “There’s something I have to do.”
“What is-?”
I walked past him and towards Kaelen, who turned to face me when he heard others murmuring. As he watched my approach, a little light filled his eyes, and I smiled in return.
Then, when I reached where he was, I took his hands in mine and said, “I need you to tell me the truth. What happened this afternoon?”
“Annatoria!” he almost yelled, his temple deepening with a frown of disbelief. “Why are you so tactless? You were gone for hours without being reachable, that should not be your question.”
“Oh really?” God, he’s starting to get on my nerves. Is it so hard for him to reply to my question? “What should I have asked? If you are doing okay? Why should I ask that? Did you
