CHAPTER 51
KAEL
I couldn’t believe what just happened. My hand was still tingling from her slap. My face burned. My ears were ringing. Lyra… she just slapped me. Hard. And she didn’t even look sorry. Not even a tiny bit. She just… looked at me with those big eyes and said, “Stop acting like you’re my boss.”
My brain froze. I blinked a couple of times, trying to understand. Wait… what? “What just happened?” I muttered to myself.
I opened my mouth to say something, but no words came out. She wasn’t apologetic. She wasn’t shy. She wasn’t even scared. She just… walked away. Walked away with Lucian.
I felt my stomach drop. My heart twisted. My hands went to my face, and I rubbed my temples. How could this happen? How could she…? She despises Lucian. She hates him. She’s always hated him. S
