Chapter 35

Selah

"Selah! Oh my God, I can't believe you're here!"

I turned to see Cleo rushing toward me, her golden-brown hair bouncing as she moved. Behind her, Kaelen followed at a more measured pace, his intense blue eyes fixing on me immediately.

"Hi, Cleo," I smiled, genuinely happy to see her friendly face after the tension-filled family dinner. "I was just attending my grandfather's event."

"This is