Chapter 141

• Kavian’s pov
• “What do you want to hear from me? What do you want me to say?” she said, and I could hear a slight crack in her voice. That tiny fracture hit me like a punch, crushing something deep in my soul because it was the first real sign of how much she was holding in.
• “The truth,” I said, and she scoffed softly—quiet but sharp—almost like my statement was hypocritical, like she already knew I wasn’t as transparent as I pretended to be.