#Chapter 159: Like A Sister

Lyra POV

I sat at the kitchen island beside Kaelen, absentmindedly poking at the food he’d placed before me. It smelled and looked delicious, but my appetite was nowhere to be found—a ridiculous reaction, really.

Kaelen allowed me to stew in silence for a while before finally breaking the tension.

“What’s bothering you?” he asked, his tone calm but direct. “And don’t tell me it’s nothing. I’m not