_Zephyr’s POV_
“Zephyr, what are you hiding?”
I couldn’t breathe.
Kael’s words hung in the atmosphere like a blade pressed to my throat.
His voice was calm but filled with suspicion. And that was what terrified me the most.
I turned slightly, clutching the torn edge of my shirt so tightly my knuckles turned white. My chest bandage still peeked through the rip, and even though I’d twisted away, I could feel his eyes on me.
My heart pounded so loudly in my chest and only one thing remained at the back of my mind:
RUN.
“Zephyr, I just helped you and you couldn’t even thank me, instead, you’re turning away and even hiding things_”
I gritted my teeth at those words. So what?
“I didn’t ask for your help,” I snapped. “I didn’t want your pity or help. Or your annoying presence.”
I was
