Chapter 79

**Vanya

The tension between Kaelen and me had grown palpable, like a thick fog settling between us. It seemed as though the bond we once shared was slipping away, leaving only fractured fragments of what we used to be. I couldn't understand why he had become so standoffish, so distant. The anguish of our crumbling connection gnawed at my soul, tearing at the seams of my heart.

Avoidance had become