Talia's POV 
Life with Kael tasted like what heaven should be. He was a totally different man. He smiled more, was happy for longer, cracked really funny jokes, did things I never knew he had up his sleeve. 
I have a theory I've kept just to myself. It just simply proves that being in a happier environment made me heal faster, and better. Between the good meals he makes, which I was also now taking turns doing, and our warm baths that he insisted we take together, I was near perfect. 
  “Hey baby,” It became his routine to always wake me with a kiss, his face upside down mine and he planted one brisk kiss on my nose before he kissed my lips. Keal did not look like he would be getting bored with it any time soon. 
  “How are you?” I asked when he finally took his face off mine. Somehow, I was still too shy, partly because of my morning breath, but also because it seemed to be moving too fast, and he was just too happy with it. I was happy too, and for once decided to not overthink things. 
  “I was fine, now I'm better.” He gave me a flirty look, letting his eyes linger on my breast and the space between my thighs before playfully looking back up. I slapped his hands in mock annoyance and as expected, he played along, feigning guilt and remorse. 
  “You're silly.” I managed to say after a long laugh. He sat back on the bed beside me and just stared.. He did that thing where he stared so hard and unashamed that I would blush multiple times and he still won't stop. “What are you looking at?” I asked him, even though I was already getting used to it. All I had to do was keep my face still while he looked on. 
  “The absolute love of my life.” He said with a straight face. That made me feel one million types of ways. I had been shot to cloud nine straight from bed. I could really use mornings like this. “I'm going to see my brother today.” He said with the same straight look, no emotions. 
I did not know much about that, but I knew he definitely wasn't all cool with his brother, and that they had a very big fight after which he left Moonlily and never turned back, till now. 
  “Why?” I asked him. I felt both worry and fear, but more of fear. I was scared for him, for me too. The roads were lonely, he was a rogue with no pack to defend him. If he was caught, I would end up dying here, alone. “Do you really have to?” I asked again. Struggling to sit up while holding the clothes he was kind enough to leave on my body over the night, up. 
  “I'll be safe.” He said, with a hero's smile. If anything, it scared me all the more there's no way that would have reassured me. It was as if he was setting himself up for enemies. 
  “If that was meant to calm me, it's not working.” I replied immediately. My blood was pumping faster and my heart rate had increased. He was bent on going, I knew there was no stopping him. My palms were sweating and my brain was overthinking. All my body parts started working at double their normal rate. I had already imagined all the worst that could happen. 
 
  “I saw him last week.” He confessed. “I was going to tell you, because I did not want to hide certain things from you, and they are things that could get you angry.” He continued. His bad boy facade had washed and all he was doing now was avoiding my eye. My curiosity had shit up through the roof. I did not know what to make of what he was saying. 
  “Can you please talk?” I demanded, half asking, half begging. 
  “He called the deal he made with your brother off.” My heart began to race. I can't remember telling Kael about Landon. How did he know that? Oh, I remember he once said something about knowing Landon. Which means he probably knows everything I know. Maybe even more than I do. He kept his eyes fixed on me. “I know you don't remember much, I doubt you ever even knew about that while you were Luna.” I can't remember letting it slip to him that I was Luna of Moonstone either. Fuck! Probably when he found me in the woods, I was muttering stuff. Or maybe in the course of all my delirium, I let it slip. Either way, it doesn't matter. He's not offended, and he knows more than I do now. 
  “What deal do you mean?” I added him. It genuinely was the first time I heard anything like that. It was strange. What deal would Landon have made with Kael's brother? Did he have anything to do with Isla’s disappearance? Kael did say something about it. 
  “While that it top secret,” He dismissed it tactfully, “I would have you know that it was a bad one, because your brother is a bit of a bad man, and so was mine, but my brother got over the thrill of being a hired nuisance, partly because he wasn't properly compensated by Landon after losing half of the packs fearless fighters.” It was all still very vague. Why would Landon make a deal with another pack? I don't have any memory whatsoever of Moonlily, it was that unreal to me. There's really so much I did not know. 
  “You said he hated Isla, right?” I asked him again. Still trying to draw lines that I felt could connect it all in my head. 
  “No. In fact, he wanted her for himself. But after treating me so badly Isla thought I'd be dead and ran for her life. Fortunately, I heard her second chance mate was an Alpha. That's one of the reasons I did not reveal myself to her. She was happy and I didn't want to ruin it.” He didn't have the usual cloud over his face like he did when he talked about her previously, that was some massive progress right there. “Hey! Don't guilt trip me into giving you history lessons. I have to be on my way.” He joked, squeezing my arm lightly. 
  “Can I tag along?” I begged. 
  “No!” He said immediately, raising his voice that had been soft all the while. It felt like I was talking to the old Kael and that scared the shit out of me. “I'm sorry,” He apologized immediately, regretting how he answered when he noticed how bad I flinched.
  “It's okay.” I knew I had no control. I wasn't even opting to go so I could have his bad, I barely have my own back. I just wanted to Be somewhere else, see civilization.
I tucked myself back into the clothes I remember putting on before sleeping last night. The conversation was over. Kael was not going to let me out, I'm sure if he had his way I'd probably never leave. 
  “I love you.” He said lastly, before standing up. 
It felt like I was saying goodbye to a very large part of.