Lucas
I found Kaelen in his office, hunched over paperwork as usual, his brows furrowed in concentration. The man had a way of burying himself in work, as if by doing so, he could shut out everything else in his life. It was no surprise that he’d let so much slip between his fingers over the years. But today, I was here to push him in the direction I needed him to go.
“Kaelen,” I said, leaning against the doorway casually. He glanced up briefly before returning to whatever document had captured his attention. “How’s the honeymoon planning going?”
He didn’t look up this time, just grunted. “It’s not. Alara canceled it.”
I felt a flicker of surprise, but I quickly masked it with a neutral expression. That was unexpected, but it didn’t change the plan. “She canceled it?”
Kaelen sighed an
