Chapter 46

Violet

The pain in his voice was obvious. Whatever happened between the two of them had clearly left a scar because Nate was able to see something that even his own brother refused to see.

Kylan was not always a good person.

“What happened between the two of you?” I approached the situation with caution.

Nate smiled softly, looking up to hold my gaze. “I just tried to get him to talk about his feelings, like I always do…”

He drifted into thought, his jaw tightening a bit.

“And then?”

He took a quick breath, continuing as if it was nothing. “And then he called me my father’s ‘Lunaris-sniffing son’ and a ‘servant.’”

What?

I bit my lip, struggling to keep myself from laughing. It was horrible, I know—but just the thought of Kylan saying that, with a straight face, was too much for me.

Nate noticed and chuckled. “You can laugh. I laugh about it myself sometimes,” he admitted. “Kylan’s got a…let’s call it a creative way with wor