Kaelen
I stared at the ceiling, the soft glow from the bedside lamp casting shadows along the hotel walls. Alara was beside me, her head resting on my chest, her fingers lazily tracing patterns on my skin. We were supposed to be in the middle of our honeymoon, and yet, I couldn’t concentrate. I couldn’t even fake the interest she expected from me..
Kaida’s name played on a loop in my head, louder than the sound of the ocean outside our room, louder than Alara’s whispers of affection. I tried to push it away, to focus on the woman I was supposed to be devoted to now, but it was impossible.
Alara shifted beside me, her movements slowing until they stopped altogether. I knew she could sense something was off. Hell, anyone could see I wasn’t present at the moment. I had been absent the enti
