Kelani Pov
I hurried to bed the minute I heard Liam leave, my brows furrowed wondering who Lex saw that had Jayden and Liam speaking in whispers.
"Alexis" I whispered to myself, when I couldn't figure it out and began weighing too much on me, decided to forget about it.
I have too much on my plate to be bothered by something that doesn't concern me. The door opened and Jayden walked back into the room alone.
"Liam?"
"Had things to handle" he replied and I nodded.
The fire crackled low in the hearth, its amber glow flickering against the stone walls. I lay on the plush bed, still catching my breath after Jayden had carried me inside like I weighed nothing. My heart refused to settle. Maybe it was the walk in the garden, maybe it was the way our skin brushed, igniting a storm I hadn
