Chapter 153

Cassidy's POV

It was like something had been ripped straight out of me, leaving my chest scraped hollow, carved empty in a way that made every breath feel wrong.

For days, I had grown used to the bond with the princes humming in the background, a steady reminder that I wasn’t alone even when I felt I was. Now it was gone.

Now there was only silence. No pulse echoing against mine, no warmth brush