Syria’s POV
“Kael, are you really sure about this?”
My voice came out shakier than I expected.
“I don’t want anything happening to you on the way back. Maybe you should stay here, at least for now. Please… I just don’t want anything bad to happen to you.”
My heart hammered as I looked at him. The thought of facing everything again scared me.
Not for me, but for him.
“What if my aunt’s still out there?” I whispered, looking down on the ground. “She’ll come after you. She’ll try to kill you again, Kael, and I—”
Before I could finish, Kael stepped closer. He held my face in both hands. It was steady but gentle.
His fingers brushed my cheeks, and that’s when I realized I was crying.
My whole body shook, and I hated feeling so weak. But Kael didn’t flinch. He wiped away my tears w
