Silent Intrusion

She hesitated, then added, quieter, “And don’t sneak out without having something to eat.”

A small huff of amusement escaped him. “You worry too much.”

“Someone has to,” she murmured.

Leo made a dramatic gagging sound. “Wow. I’m right here, you know.”

Lyra shot him a look. “Go to sleep.”

Kaelen’s gaze drifted one last time to the laptop beneath Leo’s hand. Still guarded. Still angled away.