Alara
As I drove back home, my mind was racing with a thousand thoughts. The evening with Lucas had left me feeling drained, and I was still shaken from our argument. The weight of Kaelen’s suspicions, combined with the secrecy that had wrapped itself around my life, felt suffocating. I tried to calm myself as I pulled into the driveway, but the sight of Kaelen standing outside the front door, arms crossed and a scowl on his face, sent my heart into a panic.
He was waiting for me.
I stepped out of the car, trying to compose myself, but the tension in the air was palpable. Kaelen’s eyes narrowed as I approached, his irritation evident in the way he stood, rigid and cold.
“Where have you been?” His voice was sharp, cutting through the still night air like a blade.
I stiffened, the weigh
