Chapter 7.Caelum’s POVI felt his eyes on me the moment I stepped into first class. Mr. Thorne sat in 1A the way he always did, jacket open, one arm resting along the side of his seat while he watched me move down the aisle. I kept my face blank and my hands steady as I set the tray on the cart, but the weight of that stare sat between my shoulder blades the whole way.Elena stood at the galley curtain with her arms crossed, checking the time on her watch even though we had already finished the safety demo. She glanced at Thorne, then at me, and the corner of her mouth lifted like she had already decided something.“Caelum,” she said, loud enough for the two passengers still boarding to hear. “Mr. Thorne is waiting on his drink. Try not to spill it this time.”I nodded and poured the whiskey the way he liked it, two fingers over a single cube. When I reached his row I leaned in to set the glass on the tray table. His knee shifted just enough that the side of his leg brushed the insid
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