A Sweet Condition

For perhaps the first time in his life, he found himself at a complete loss for words.

On the other end of the line, Lyra remained equally silent.

Then, to Kaelen’s growing irritation, she laughed.

Not loudly.

Just enough to make it clear she found the situation far more amusing than she should have.

“What?”

Lyra tried to suppress her laughter.

“Nothing.”

Kaelen frowned.

“Lyra…”

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