Chapter 74

Lyra

Seeing Kaelen break down, I realize what a mistake I made by keeping them from him. Fear, anger, and control get in the way of rational thought. I had my reasons for keeping them apart, and my fear is warranted, but seeing him now, I can see his fear, and it is losing them, too.

Sitting on the bed beside him, I wait for him to stop crying. I don’t know what to make of this side of him, havin