"You…" Ezra's lips parted slightly. His head throbbed from the flood of information. "...Is… is that why no one can know? You think everyone is a suspect? Why… why do you—"
Kaelis didn't want to tell Aurien.
He didn't want to tell Helios.
Helios.
Kaelis' older brother. The perfect prince. The prince Ezra had sworn loyalty to.
Helios… was also a suspect?
Aamon was a suspect?
Then how was Ezra not a suspect when—
"Hey."
Kaelis' voice cut through his spiraling thoughts. Ezra blinked and looked up.
Kaelis was staring at him with an awkward expression, like he wasn't sure what to do with the look on Ezra's face.
"I know what you're thinking," Kaelis said, rubbing the back of his neck. "But can you think about that later? I get that everyone's suddenly being honest with their feelings lately, but I'm not used to seeing you so… human."
"What?" Ezra asked, caught off guard.
