Chapter 26 — The things we don't say

****Megan’s POV****

The waiting room felt colder than it should. Maybe it was just me, sitting there with my head bent toward the floor, staring at the same half-cracked tile I’d been looking at for the last ten minutes. My mind was loud, but everything around me felt too quiet. I didn’t even hear Kai walk up until his shadow fell over me.

“Are you okay?” he asked, voice low but firm, like he already knew the answer wasn’t yes.

I lifted my head a little. He looked tall from down here — tall and too calm for the storm rolling in my chest.

“I’m okay,” I whispered, even though my breath shook at the end.

He raised a brow. “You don’t sound okay. I’ll go get you water or something.”

I lifted my hand to stop him, but he was already walking away with those long, purposeful strides of his. I didn’t have the energy to call him back. Moments later, I heard his footsteps again. He crouched right in front of me, close enough that I could see the faint crease between his brows.

He opened the bottl