Chapter 26: What’s Next.
Zariah-
The words came easily.
Far more easily than I ever thought they would. For weeks, they'd lived inside my chest, begging to be spoken before I even realized it. Ever since Kallias walked into my sister's shop and turned my world upside down, I'd wanted to tell him.
And now...
Now they were finally free. For a moment, I expected panic. Expected fear. Expected my old wounds to rear their ugly heads and remind me why opening my heart was dangerous.
Instead, a strange calm settled over me. Peace. A feeling so foreign that it almost made me emotional all over again.
I looked up at him. Kallias looked completely wrecked. His silver eyes were wide. His cheeks were flushed. Even the tips of his ears had turned red. For a moment, he simply stared at me as if t
