Shadow of Doubt

PIPER’S POV

Something was wrong. I felt it the moment Kellan went quiet.

At first, I tried to ignore it. I tried to keep the conversation going, to lighten the mood, to pretend like everything was still okay. But the more I talked, the more obvious it became.

He wasn’t listening. Not really. His responses were short. Distracted. His eyes… distant. Like he wasn’t even there with me anymore.

And it