The Bigger Fool

186 — Rot

*POV=KAELEN*

“All lovers are fools, Kaelen.” Kaia muttered. “But perhaps you're a fool in more ways than one.”

I froze. Every nerve in my body was at the brink of snapping, and a muscle twitched in my jaw.

Kaia, my mate.

Kaia, my love.

To fall for this trick would make me into the fool she was describing. And yet, I couldn’t help but be furious.

I took a step forward, then another, until