Talia's POV

I had just annoyed the shit out of Kael and I knew it. The realization dawned on me as soon as I was in the safety of his own bedroom. What did I even do that for? I'm sure there are better topics I could have deflected to, but I just had to choose that one sensitive one. It was foul.

I wanted to tell him how sorry I am, and that although I had been thinking about it, the timing was poor. I shouldn't have embarrassed him like that.

I felt terrible. I was a terrible person after all. Would I really ever be able to make...