Chapter 328. Disagreements

Aurora’s POV

When I walked into the room, I didn’t even need to look at him twice to know Caleb was mad. It wasn’t in the way he moved or sat, it was in that heavy quiet he carried, the kind that wrapped around the room like smoke. He didn’t shout. He didn’t slam anything. He just looked at me with that unreadable expression and said, in that calm tone of his.

“Why didn’t you tell me about what you were going to do today?”

I stopped just a few steps in, my hands tightening at my sides. “Caleb...” I let out a small sigh, feeling the weight in his voice. “You have every right to be mad at me.”

“I’m not mad,” he said quickly, but his eyes stayed fixed on me, dark and steady. “I just don’t understand why you couldn’t tell me. That’s all I’m asking. Just tell me before you go off and do something-”

“Reckless?” I cut in, raising a brow. “Is that the word you’re looking for?”

He leaned back slightly, his jaw tightening. “Something dangerous. Somet