The Birth of Kaera

They stood there, just letting themselves float in the silence—foreheads touching, breathing the same air. The space between them pulsed with tension and tenderness, the kind that made time feel suspended.

So close she could feel the warmth of his breath.

So still, it felt like time was holding its breath too.

Then—slowly—Kaelen began to lean in. His breath brushed her lips, their mouths only i