Riley felt like the biggest jerk in existence.
Now that he thought back to their conversation before Kael started sharing his past, he was sure he needed to scrub his mouth with soap and issue a full, tearful apology. Because what had he said again? Something about taking a mating bond as a joke?
Heck! He even called the guy insane!
Wow. Fantastic.
His present self was clearly shaking in distress because he'd gone and assumed things. Maybe he was the one who deserved divine punishment—preferably in the form of lightning, or maybe a nice meteor.
His guilt was so bad that, at least for now, it didn't even matter that his boss had been an absolute ass most of the time. Because honestly? After everything Kael had gone through, Riley couldn't blame him anymore.
For someone carrying that much baggage, who wouldn't grow up pissed?
Fuck gentle anything!
