True Intentions

~Rowena~

The words hung in the freezing air, sharp and jagged like shattered ice. Kaelar set me down on the wooden porch, his firm grip on my waist lingering for a fraction of a second before he pulled away. I shivered hard, the bitter wind slicing through my damp clothes and biting at my exposed skin. But the chill sinking deep into my bones had nothing to do with the harsh winter night swirling