Rylan

Kieran's words struck more than one chord. He was right about everything he said. I had been acting like an a**hole recently, and I couldn't deny that I’d also missed Lyra so much.

But he could not understand. For my plan to work, this was the only way; I had to push her away and act like I despised even the ground she walked on.

“It's not that easy, Kieran,” I replied, my anger morphing into a sober and calm expression.

I had thought about what he said more than a couple of ...