Chapter 48

Kaiya

Bowden charges into the apartment, slamming the door shut behind him with such impressive force that dust and bits of plaster rain down on the floor He spares a single glance my way utters a single word, "Fuck," and storms past me to the bedroom.

Frowning, I switch off the television and follow him to his room, reaching him just in time to hear him be violently sick. I knock on the door and ask him the same question he asked me last night. "Are you all right?"

“Yes. Don't come in here.”

“You realise I've cleaned all manner of bodily fluids in my time, right? A little vomit isn't going to bother me.”

“Kaiya, for the love of the Goddess, now is not the time.”

"Let me help-"

"Oh, Goddess," he says and throws up again.

"Okay," I say. "If me helping hurts so much you throw up, I'll leave you alone."

A moment later, he flushes the toilet, and I hear him brush his teeth. Another minute goes by before he exits the bathroom and just stares at me.

His eyes that are usually so calm are