Chapter 26 Fractures

• Seren’s POV
• Kevin’s house was quieter than I expected. Quieter than when I left a few hours ago.
• Not the kind of quiet that came with peace, but the hollow, suffocating silence of grief. Even before Kael and I reached the door, I could feel it pressing against my skin like a heavy weight. The guards stationed around were as steady as statues, alert, and uneasy, as though the silence itself might splinter into something worse.