The Silent Divide

~Rowena~

My sudden meltdown seemed to shock Kaelar out of his anger. He loosened his grip on my arm while I curled up at his feet, half-sobbing, half-wailing and struggling to take a breath.

Kaelar flexed his fingers, eyeing the red crescents his nails had left in my skin. He blanched, his expression both disbelieving and horrified.

“Fuck—” his words failed him and he pressed his lips together, dr