Sketch of a Promise

She leaned forward, her gaze catching his, refusing to let him retreat into his thoughts.

“So, how about something different this time? Forget the guest lists and the press. Go somewhere nice and quiet, just you and Lyra. Somewhere the world can't find you.”

Kaelen stayed silent for a long moment, the idea of quiet seemingly more radical to him than any business merger he’d ever overseen. The th