“Are you sure you’re going to be okay, Meret? I can stay if you want me to,” Kael asked as he followed her into the house.

She’d been quiet the entire drive. Too quiet and it unsettled him.

After everything she’d just gone through—her crash out at the party, he’d expected tears, shouting, maybe even a breakdown—but instead, she was oddly silent. And it didn’t sit right with him.

“Meret?” he called when she didn’t respond.

She stopped walking.

Turning to face him, she ...