Chapter 63

I feel like a horrible person. I give him a gentle kiss on the cheek, but he flinches. That hurts and I take that as a hint, so I walk back over to my own little corner. I can hear him crying, which causes me to silently cry. I should have just kept my big mouth shut.

"Derek?"

"Not now, Alayna."

I don't say anything else, until one of the guards walk in with only one tray of food.