The Rejection Standoff

~*~*~*~Four Days Ago~

~*~*~*~A Few Hours After Kaelen and Kaia Left Sienna’s Room to Discuss In The Dining Area~

*POV=KAEL*

“I hate your guts, Kael.”

I stared at her, caught somewhere between shock and amusement, and maybe a dash of pain. A dash okay? Just a dash. You know what? Maybe I just had underlying lung cancer instead. That was characterized by pain too, right?

“Wow,” was all I managed to