Not Your Problem Anymore

PIPER’S POV

My entire body locked up. Slowly, I turned around.

Kellan stood there quietly near the kitchen entrance, his eyes fixed on me. He looked exhausted. His hair was messy, his shirt wrinkled, and there were dark circles beneath his eyes like he had not slept properly in days.

And somehow, seeing him like that hurt me too.

Before I could say anything, he stepped closer carefully, like he wa