KAIA
Caius storms out without a word, and none of them move to stop him. The door clicks shut behind him, and silence swallows the room like an awkward blanket nobody asked for.
Maddox is the first to break it. He sighs, long and dramatic, then clicks his tongue. “He’s so stubborn.”
“That bastard,” Ronan mutters, low and broody, but his jaw ticks like he almost agrees with Maddox.
I can’t help it—I chuckle, shaking my head as I clutch the duvet tighter around me. “You guys are ridiculous.”
Then, I start toward the door, cocooned like some kind of half-ass burrito, when Maddox’s voice floats lazily behind me.
“You leaving already?”
I stop dead, turning slowly like he just asked me if water is wet. I arch a brow. “No, Maddox. I was just practicing my walking away dramatically in silen
