Lyra's POVI was still fuming hours after the training incident. Not about Sarah. Well, not just about Sarah. But about Kael and how he'd just stood there letting her touch his arm, laugh at his jokes, lean into him like she had any right.He found me in the library that evening, his usual bright smile faltering when he saw my expression."Hey, so about earlier…""I don't want to talk about it.""Lyra, come on. Nothing happened. She was just…""Just what? Just touching you? Just making it very clear she wants you? Just challenging me in front of you while you smiled at her like everything was fine?"His mouth opened and closed. "I didn't realize she was challenging you. I thought you two were just competitive during training.""Of course you didn't realize. Because you were too busy being flattered by her attention to notice she was insulting me.""That's not fair.""Isn't it?" I stood up, my book forgotten. "She's been hanging all over you for weeks, Kael. And you just let her.""I w
Last Updated : 2025-11-06
