LUCIEN DRAVEN POV

"What are you doing?"

Kaida looked up from her laptop, her expression unreadable.

"I'm working."

I forced my voice to soften even though something inside me was already tightening. "Why? Didn't you hear what the doctor said? He said you needed a lot of rest."

She barely reacted. "I feel perfectly fine. You don't have to worry about me."

My jaw flexed.

How could I not worry? Ever since she came back, she'd been acting differently. It was like there was a huge wall between us, and the more I tried to break through, the thicker it grew.

I walked toward her, my eyes narrowing. "What's wrong?...