#Chapter 305: We Need To Talk About Vespera

We don’t speak again until we are all parked at my mom and Alaric’s house and we walk inside.

Kaelar stands there, just inside the door, arms flexed and expression fierce, ready to defend the house. When he sees his father, he exhales a great big breath. His shoulders slump like a marionette with the string cut.

Alaric steps forward, wraps his arms around Kaelar’s torso, and pulls him into a hug.