Vying for Her Affection

Kaelen pouted. "I couldn't see you, Ms. Vance. I couldn't eat, and I couldn't sleep."

He wasn't lying.

After absorbing the drop of blood essence, he still hadn't been able to leave the Lynxcove Tribe on his own. The constant anxiety, combined with his endless worry for Marcella, had truly left him with no appetite and restless nights.

Marcella gently pinched his slimmer jaw and said softly, "Make