His jaw worked and he looked like he wanted to push harder and was making a visible effort not to.
"I am not asking because of what is between us. I am asking because I think you are in real danger and I don't want you getting hurt worse than you already are."
"I got shot with a silver arrow," I said. "Kael was not the one who did that."
"No." His eyes held mine. "But the people who did might be connected to things that are already following him. I do not have proof yet. But something is off about him, something has always been off."
I stood up carefully, keeping my arm steady. "If you get proof, tell me. Until then, who I spend time with is my decision." I looked down at him. "Are we done?"
He sat there for a moment, looking up at me with something frustrated and worried and tangled
