Aria’s POV
The moment Cassian walked away, it felt like the whole world stopped moving.
Even the sound of my heartbeat seemed to vanish with his fading footsteps.
Then silence.
Heavy, cold, endless silence.
I stood there, frozen in place, staring at the spot where he had been just moments ago. The echo of his voice still lingered in the air...sharp, final, cruel in its truth. My chest ached so badly I could barely breathe. I wanted to call him back, to beg him to turn around, but my voice was gone. All I could hear was my own breathing...shaky, uneven, and broken.
Then Kael’s voice came from behind me, soft but sure.
“He’ll come around.”
I turned so fast my vision blurred. “Don’t you dare talk about him.”
The words came out like fire, harsh and trembling. My throat burned as I sai
