Chapter 142

Kellan's POV

Xayra’s expression changed the instant my words sank in. The light in her face dimmed, and for a moment I braced myself for her to argue, to raise her voice, to fight against it the way I half expected her to.

But she didn’t. She just stared at me, her eyes wide and wounded, her silence cutting deeper than any scream could have.

“So… that’s it, then?” she finally whispered, her voic