“Y-Yes...?”

“Eat before you leave.”

“I’m not hungry.”

“And you haven’t been for a while now. You’re not leaving this table until you eat something.”

“But I—”

Zique looked up at her, his eyes so austere that their gaze dumbed her. “I made a statement, I didn’t ask a question.”

Kiara swallowed, her eyes watering. What was happening now? He was so nice before, why was he treating her like this now?

“Okay, I’ll eat.”

For what else could she do? The tears on her cheeks, she wiped them and watched b