Crumbling Defenses

Brynn’s POV

Rowan didn’t go play hockey with his friends like he boasted about, which I would have preferred instead of him standing between Kaelen and me, watching everything unfold like he had bought front-row tickets to the mess we had become.

Kaelen looked at me, yearning filling his eyes, never letting his gaze leave mine. I couldn’t deny that I couldn’t take my eyes off him, either.

At first