Chapter Thirty-Five

Kiera knew then that the morning wouldn't go well.

From a distance, she could see that Mikael's brows were drawn together. It was like he was angry just by looking at Kane because he's who he was looking at since he was looking over her shoulder. And Kane...she didn't want to look at his face. She was terrified. What was Mikael doing here? He hadn't told her that he would be stopping by.

"Kane," she said in warning, and he made her wish she hadn't said a thing because it was as if her voice triggered him. He walked past her and his shoulder brushed against hers. She set off after him but he didn't spare her a glance.

He had the key with him. He opened the gate. Mikael began advancing and Kiera couldn't believe that she was witnessing her worst nightmare. She didn't know it was her worst until now.

"Kane!" she exclaimed, grabbing the lapel of his coat. "Kane, stop!"

"What are you doing here?" he asked Mikael. She cohdkng recognize his voice. There was an unmistakable authority seepi