Page 66 of Lich's Mate

“There is nothing to talk about.” He gives me a scalding look. “And I don’t brood.”

“Yeah, you totally do. You just did! While I won’t deny that it’s attractive, it makes me feel like there’s this wall between us. Like you don’t trust me anymore.”

“If I didn’t trust you, you wouldn’t be privy to everything you know.”

Another stupid answer that doesn’t really answer my questions! Stubborn asshole.

With another exasperated sigh, he stands up and walks away.

I follow him. “Wait a minute. This conversation is not over. You’ve been very confident about your plans to take down Gorran. Why are you suddenly so concerned?”

I pull on his hand and he stops to look at me.

I try not to sound too annoying but just can’t help but want to plead with him. “What’s changed?”

He looks into my eyes, his own glowing with an unfamiliar emotion. His eyes then slowly trail over my face as if he’s trying to commit it to memory.

“So much has changed…” he says, his voice barely audible.

“Kavian, what is going on?” My voice comes out higher than I intended and I clear my throat. “Please, talk to me.”

He turns away and walks to his private study. “There is nothing wrong. Now leave me be, I must go over the details of my plans.”

What kind of shit is this? We’ve been planning our strategies together from the start. Why does he want to do this alone all of a sudden?

I walk behind him and enter his study as well, determined to continue our discussion. He doesn’t even seem to notice as he sits down at his table and starts to study parchments of paper.

I grab the paper from his hands and throw it on the table. “Tell me what the fuck is going on right now!”

Anger washes over his face and for a second I regret my rash actions. Then he takes a deep breath and his face becomes stoic once more.

“Nothing is going on. Stop being a child, Meera.”

“I’m being a child? You’re the one who is clearly upset and worried about something but won’t tell me what it is! And don’t give me any more vague answers!”

I grab his hand. “Don’t you believe in me anymore? After everything we’ve been through, why are you suddenly pulling away from me?”

My heart races and I slowly let go of his hand. “Did I do something wrong? Did I… somehow disappoint you?”

Kavian’s expression changes to one of regret. He quickly reaches out and cups my cheek with his hand. “No, no, no. You did nothing wrong. I…”

He lets out a heavy sigh and gestures for me to take a seat across from his table.

I sit down, not once breaking eye contact with him.

It must be bad, he never acts this melodramatically.

For a moment, Kavian simply stares at me. Then he takes a deep breath and folds his hands on the table, his fingers interlaced.

He looks down at his table for a brief second before looking up at me.

“Things are worse than I initially let you believe.”

“How bad?”

“Bad enough to give me a restless night.”

I nod slowly. That must mean he received news from Vex he wasn’t expecting.

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