Kael closed his eyes on the airplane, trying to escape the relentless torment of his thoughts. The images from his past and the agonizing memories of the previous night seemed to swirl around him in an unending loop. Among all the people Dora could be linked with, why did it have to be Rafael? The realization gnawed at him. Things between him and Rafe had barely come to an understanding as the two of them had buried the past without ever talking about it, just to come to a truch. And now this.
The truth was he did trust Dora. He'd learned his lesson the hard way after believing Kit's lies about her and then being suspicious of her over Cai. He had come to realize that Dora was genuine, her loyalty unshakeable. That she was too honourable to cheat him or even lie to him. And yet if she had been involved in the rumours with anyone other than Rafe, he might have been able to overlook it or deal with it much more easily.
