Chapter 76 Aria On His Mind

• KAEL
• Steam curled around me, thick and clinging, as I stepped under the rush of hot water. It hit my skin like a weight, washing over my shoulders and I ran my hand through my hair, breathing out through my nose in frustration.
• I braced myself against the cool tile, palms flat and my head bowed. I should’ve been thinking about anything else—about sleep, documents I still hadn't gone through, that letter that I still had to write to Darius and Rina.