Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Kaeleen’s POV
I gave Rebecca a warning look. If looks could kill then my sister would be six feet under right now. Rebecca had a big mouth. It was funny how just her seeing me with Astrid could tell how much we were connected to each other. The only problem now was that while Astrid could feel it also, she fought it. She was obviously uncomfortable with the question Rebecca asked her even if I wanted to know her answer also.
But I could practically see the discomfort radiating off Astrid, and my sister, was fucking oblivious or rather, she didn’t care. Rebecca had this habit of wanting her close friends and family to find a match just like she had found one in Alex. And while she had good intentions, she sometimes did too much. As was the case right now.
"Alright, you two," I said, clapping my hands together. "Give us a minute, would you? Astrid and I need to...discuss something."
Alex, ever the perceptive one, immediately steered Rebecca away, muttering something about needing to check if the others who were supposed to be arriving had done so. I watched them go, then turned my attention back to Astrid. She looked like a deer caught in headlights, her eyes wide and uncertain.
"Astrid, I am so sorry about Rebecca," I said, my voice laced with sincerity. "She can be a bit much sometimes. She doesn’t mean to make you uncomfortable."
Astrid gave a small, hesitant smile. "I understand," she said softly. "She’s just...very direct."
"That’s one word for it," I chuckled. "Look, I just wanted to apologize. And to make sure you know that you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. You don’t have to move to Emerald Glade. You don’t have to...anything."