Every Sokeefe Moment Ever (8.5-9+) 💞

Unlocked, Chapter 4 (Keefe)

Elwin claimed he was worried that the rest of the Council would try to change the plan once they knew what was happening, so he wanted to get Keefe settled in so they could see how well things were going. But Keefe was pretty sure Elwin was mostly just trying to find some way to fill the excruciating silence that followed Foster's sudden departure.

She'd raised her home crystal to the light and disappeared as soon as Keefe had agreed to Alina's condition—without even saying goodbye. 

Keefe couldn't blame her.

 He closed his eyes, forcing himself to remember the look on her face—the hurt and betrayal and sadness and anger.

Even if he wasn't an Empath, he would've felt each emotional blow.

And he deserved to, because he knew she was already blaming herself forwhat happened, and he'd basically told her that he blamed her too.

It wasn't her fault.

It was his fault—and his mom's fault.

He'd only told Sophie to stay away because... he was scared.

And embarrassed.

And what if he discovered more horrible changes?

He needed some time and space to figure out how to hide everything that had happened—and he wasn't going to be able to do that with Miss-Worries-Too-Much watching him with a crinkly-forehead stare.

So... he'd told her to go away—and then he'd been too big of a jerk to even tell Fitz he should go after her.

He'd thought about it, so maybe Fitz had been eavesdropping again, and that's where he went when he left a few minutes later.

But Keefe doubted it.Fitz could be pretty dense when it came to things like that.

And some tiny, selfish part of Keefe secretly hoped he was right.

Because if Fitz couldn't figure that out on his own, he didn't deserve Foster.

Then again, neither did he.

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"See, and I think Hunkyhair might prefer cuddling with that," Ro said,pointing to a shimmering silver moonlark.

Keefe rolled his eyes as Elwin coughed to cover his laugh.

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