Kai’s chest was tight and every muscle in his body strung taut as a bowstring. The words she’d spoken still rang in his ears like a threat. He knew what she meant. She wasn’t just asking to visit. She wanted to leave.
But with Khalil asleep in her arms, he couldn’t risk pushing her further now. One wrong word could spark a storm he wouldn’t be able to put out. He finally had her here, finally had their child nestled between them like the missing piece that made them a family. He wasn’t about to jeopardize that.
So he forced his lips into a faint, careful smile and swallowed down the panic clawing at him. “Alright,” he murmured in a steady voice, betraying none of the madness churning inside. “I’ll take you there tomorrow.”
The lie tasted bitter on his tongue, but it slipped out as smoot
