Lorien POV

He didn’t know why he kissed me?

What kind of absolute bullshit was that?

The words burned through my head like acid. I wanted to confront him, to demand the truth straight from his mouth. You didn’t just grab someone, kiss them like that like it meant something and then walk away as if nothing had happened. That wasn’t fair. It wasn’t kind. It was cruel.

But the truth was, I wasn’t even sure what I wanted from him beyond an explanation. Maybe I just needed him to look ...