Chapter 60 Aria

• “You two… are cousins?” I stammer, the question escaping almost as a whisper, lost in the dense tension that fills the air between us. My voice sounds fragile in comparison to the clash of forces and the intensity of the gaze that Caelum and Alexander exchange, challenging each other as if they were about to spring at one another. The revelation pulses in my mind like distant thunder, hard to process amid the whirlwind of emotions that consume me.
• Caelum’s eyes narrow as he stares at me, his face a mask of cynical disdain, while Alexander closes his eyes for a moment, as though cursing himself for letting the truth slip out too soon.
• Then, Caelum’s laughter echoes down the narrow corridor, a mocking, derisive laugh that sounds like the clinking of broken glass, spreading through the room and sending a chill down my spine. Something in his expression unsettles me, a feeling that grows and settles heavily in my chest.