Even in Silence

Across the city, far beyond the reach of her eyes, a phone buzzed on a dark wood desk.

Kaelen didn’t look up right away. The glow of the screen lit the edge of his peripheral vision, but his gaze remained fixed on the skyline beyond the glass. Rain tapped faintly against the windows, soft and steady— like the heart he was trying too damn hard to ignore.

Then he reached for the phone.

Her name w