#Chapter 224: An Arrangement

Kaelen POV

Guilt gnawed at me all morning as I waited for Selka to arrive. It settled in my stomach like a weight, a constant reminder that I was keeping something from Lyra.

I’d tried—tried to find the right moment, tried to work up the nerve to tell her—but every time I opened my mouth, the words died before they could form.

I wasn’t used to feeling this kind of indecision. I had to be clear hea