Reclaiming Control

Author's POV

Beckett planted his knuckles against the edge of the desk, letting out a low mutter that wasn't meant to travel. "You aren't the one who gets stuck cleaning up the fallout when the dust settles."

Kaelen's hearing was too sharp to miss it, and his voice took on a harder edge as he answered. "I have been carrying the fallout on my back for a very long time, Beckett. The last thing I n