The Weight of Her Silence

~ Kaelen POV ~

I had known for nine days.

Not suspected. Known, the way I knew the exact weight of a contract before I signed it, the way I knew a board member was lying before they finished their sentence. I had watched Raina disappear into her bathroom every morning for over a week now, the water running just loud enough to cover the sound underneath it, and watched her come back out twelve minu