Chapter 31:Broken

“Oh,” I breathed. I had no clue how much he knew about me. Did he know who I was? Who my mother was? Was this about to be the way my secret got out?

“No,” he shook his head. His gaze snapped from mine. “No, no, this isn’t how it was supposed to be.”

“Gaelen—” I reached for him. He stepped back out of my reach. I felt the panic in his eyes seep through my bones. Something was begging for me to touc