~Lyra~
Less than half an hour later, we were back at the hospital. Kael scooped me out of the car and carried me straight inside like I weighed nothing.
Bang.
He kicked the door open and set me down. But before I could even catch my balance, his arm wrapped around my waist, spinning me against the wall.
Kael let out a low, cocky chuckle. “Where’s my reward?”
So. It had been him. Evelyn and Ana’s disappearance was Kael's doing.
A part of me—dark and buried—was moved. No one had ever avenged me like this. But another part of me hated to admit it: the King was right. He knew Kael too well.
Then his mouth crushed mine. The kisses were raw, desperate. Slowly, Kael's one hand slid up my side.
Startled, I tried to push at his chest—but my fingers caught the edge of his shirt instead, gra
