A Delicate Trust

Kaelen’s POV

Hearing the click of the heavy oak door shutting behind her didn't sever the connection; if anything, it amplified it. But the ghost of her heart-wrenching, agonizing sobs from just moments ago still echoed in my ears, physically twisting my stomach into tight, suffocating knots. I stood completely frozen in the center of my massive bedroom, my fists clenched so hard at my sides that