A Familiar Stranger

Thalia’s POV

Sterile hospital walls boxed me in as I dropped back into my office chair. My thoughts were spinning out of control, leaving a tight, uneasy knot right in the center of my chest. Everything that had happened over the last few hours refused to add up.

Kaelen’s sudden recovery, that blistering speed, his veiled remarks, and the knowing look he had shot me—as if he knew full well I was