#Chapter 141: Convincing

Lyra POV

Kaelen’s kiss was unlike any we had shared before. There was a heat, a sense of urgency in the way he held me, pulling me impossibly close against him as if letting go wasn’t an option.

Somewhere near the door, I vaguely registered Marek’s startled voice, an exclamation of surprise followed by a hurried, muttered apology. A moment later, the door clicked shut again as he fled, clearly emb