54. The Escape Plan (1)

Of all the expressions Kaelia could anticipate, she most certainly did not expect the one the Lord of The Sea spotted.

She was certain he would flare up and be furious but he stared blankly at her, as though he had not heard her or as though he thought her mad.

“I said-“

“Muse,” he whispered, his voice holding a certain command to it.

He pressed their foreheads against each other and cupped the b