“It didn’t!” Thessaly hastened to explain, her voice taking on a defensive edge. “I did come back for him. I miss him terribly every single day. It’s just that…”
She touched her forehead delicately with one manicured finger.
“I think I’m still suffering from airsickness. I don’t feel so well.”
Calden frowned, studying her face more carefully.
She did look noticeably paler than usual, and there were slight shadows under her eyes.
He decided to drop the interrogation for now, though his suspicions remained.
“Caius, slow down the speed.”
For the remainder of the ride, no one in the vehicle spoke again.
The silence was thick with unspoken tension and growing mistrust.
Thessaly’s evasive reactions just now had left Calden feeling deeply dissatisfied and increasingly
