Standing in Raiden's chambers, I forced myself to stay steady.
He looked as calm and composed as ever, while my insides were still a riot. It infuriated me—how could he stand there so unaffected? Why was I the only one unraveling?
We couldn't keep letting this fester. Not when Revik and Muir were counting on us to work together.
I took a long breath. "Don't interrupt me," I said firmly. "I'm going to say my piece, and then I'm done."
Raiden gave a small nod, gaze unreadable. "Alright."
I swallowed hard. "I get it. To you, the kiss meant nothing. I'm sorry if I've been distant—I just needed time to process." My throat tightened, but I pushed through. "But to me… it meant something. I don't even know what, but it wasn't nothing."
His expression didn't flicker, not even once.
I hated h
