The Weight of Silence

CALLA'S POV

The silence inside the luxurious cabin of the Mercedes was suffocating. It possessed a crushing weight, thick and heavy against my skin. This wasn't an empty void. It was a pressurized vacuum. Kaelen’s formidable mind was aggressively processing the bomb I had just detonated.

Kaelen remained frozen for what felt like an eternity. The hum of the city streets outside faded into the ba