Chapter 31: [Night Time Chat]
For a beat, neither spoke.
Then Kael suddenly noticed her standing there, frozen and staring.
His anger deflated in a puff of awkwardness.
He cleared his throat loudly.
"Ahem. Uh... I’m fine. Just... uh, exercising."
Selene sighed softly, placing the potion down on the side table.
"You really must take better care of your health," she murmured, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "How did you even get injured this badly?"
Kael gave her a sheepish grin, then groaned as he sank back into the bed.
’Let’s just say... I had a bit of a disagreement with an undead’, Kael thought dryly, the corners of his mouth twitching despite the dull ache in his ribs.
She moved to sit on the nearby stool, but as she did, Kael reached out and gently took her hand. Without a word, he tugged her closer — until she was seated beside him on the bed.
Then, slowly, he wrapped his arms around her.