Kael POV

“Why don’t you guys eat together, and I’ll go to my room?” Sharon suggests. “There’s plenty there for an extra person. Are you hungry, Kael?”

“Starving,” he admits.

“I don’t want to do that to you in your own house, though,” I protest.

“No need to worry about that,” Sharon says as she enters the dining room and grabs her food. “There’s a show I meant to catch up on anyway. Don’t mind me.”

Sharon grabs her food and leaves while Kael goes into the kitchen and fixes himself a plate. We sit at the table and face each other as if we aren’t nearly as closely bonded...