The Weight of Her Silence

(Kaelen’s POV)

It had been days since Neva slapped Silas.

I still didn’t know what caused the sudden outburst between them, but it left a mark… not just on Silas’s face, but in the atmosphere of the entire palace.

Things shifted, and though no one spoke directly about it, I could feel the tension every time Neva walked past Silas like he was non-existent.

Her coldness wasn’t reserved for just him