Beyond Pride

Kaelen carried Clara away from the scene. As they reached the parking lot, she immediately spotted Declan standing by the car.

Declan quickly approached them and scanned Clara up and down. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Clara said, her brow furrowing slightly. "What are you doing here?"

Before Declan could speak, Kaelen interjected, "He saw you being dragged into a car outside the school and immediat