Kelly felt movement behind her, but she didn't turn.
Staying around that bastard for days had made her familiar with the sound of his footsteps.
The thought of Nert brought a different kind of ache to her head. Their goals clashed—they were supposed to be the furthest thing from friends.
And yet… that was the problem.
He had saved her more times than she cared to admit.
Fighting him over something he might need even more than she did felt wrong. Uncomfortable. Almost unfair.
Her thoughts tangled into a mess.
Giving up the celestial egg for him would turn everything she'd suffered through into a joke. But fighting him over it would make her feel ungrateful.
How irritating.
This would have been so much easier if he weren't such a foolish, stupid boy—half driven by senseless hormones and bad decisions.
He sat beside her.
