Kaelira began noticing it in strange moments. They appeared suddenly without warning, slipping into her chest like emotions that did not fully belong to her. Tension sharp enough to make her chest tighten for no reason at all and every single time it happened, Kael appeared afterward. At first she tried convincing herself it was coincidence. By the fourth time, she stopped trying.
That evening, rain poured heavily against the estate windows while thunder rolled faintly across the distant hills. Kaelira sat alone near the fireplace attempting to read, but her focus kept drifting. Her fingers tightened slightly around the edge of the book. Then suddenly, she heard a knock sounded against her balcony doors. Her heartbeat jumped instantly.
Kael.
Of course it was him. The moment she opened t
