Shady

Ky appreciated the effort and forced a small smile. “It was a bit rude of him, wasn’t it? Didn’t even ask if it was a gift.”

“Oh, I wasn’t asking for new ones,” Ky murmured quickly. Gods, now she was sounding ungrateful on top of them all. “But thank you. They were very comfortable. I quite ...

Was he really doing this right now? They were going to talk about all her presents? She doubly didn’t deserve them after last night. They should all take their presents ...

She was making him uncomfortable. Should she pull her sleeve back down? That would get messy and potentially stain the fabric. But it might be better than making him this ...

“I’m sorry,” she murmured. She’d done that, too. Traumatizing Tomhas’s appetite right out of him. “I’m not, either.”

Ky managed it after a few more moments of fumbling. It was scabbed over now and no longer bleeding. She wiped the clean edge of the bandage around the wound ...

Ky inhaled sharply as the door opened, pulling herself together in an instant. She sat further up in the chair and took it from him, setting the dish in her ...

Her breaths were coming out as shudders now. She’d pushed herself too hard. She should have known better. Should have just waited until someone had come to collect her. She ...

Gods, she was in a lot of pain. She closed her eyes and focused on her breathing, unwilling to let herself fall completely to pieces. Tomhas would be coming back ...

She let herself deflate the moment she was alone. Her exhaustion was catching up to her. She probably should have just stayed in her room. It’d been nice to talk ...

“Thank you,” she murmured, settling back into the chair. Her body felt so heavy — had she been a burden for him to help her here? Probably. “I appreciate it.”

Ky nodded. “That makes sense.” Gods, look at the mess she’d created for this entire wonderful family. She hated herself for it. Even if they wouldn’t hate her; she certainly ...

Ky nodded. “Can I… think about it?”

Ky took a deep breath, then nodded. There really was no winning this. If she stayed here, she put her new parents and brand new baby sister in danger. If ...

Ky hesitated a long moment. She wanted to tell him her plan to run away. Tell him there was no point in making plans for her because she wasn’t going ...