_Kael's POV_
Roxanne’s words hit like a whip crack.
“I know you have found out everything about me.”
My breath stopped.
I stared at her. I was stunned. Her fingers were still curled around mine on the table. Her red nails were digging slightly into my skin like little claws. She looked calm....too calm.
“What are you talking about?” I asked stiffly, my voice low.
Her smile didn’t falter.
“You know what I’m talking about, Kael,” she said sweetly and brushed a curl over her shoulder. “Alex. The conversation I had with my mother. You heard all of it.”
I didn’t speak.
Because she was right.
I had heard it. I had been walking up the stairs when I heard their voices from behind the closed door. I should have walked away. I should have respected their privacy. But I didn’t.
I stood the
