Nyx's Pov
Guilt spread across his expression like a shadow. His jaw tightened, his eyes softened, but the weight in them gave me the answer I already feared. My chest felt heavy, and I swallowed hard, the words trembling in my throat.
“How much, Caspian?” I repeated, sharper this time.
He opened his mouth, his voice low. “Nyx…”
“No.” I cut him off. I shook my head, my hands curling into fists at my sides. “Don’t call my name like that. Don’t try to soothe me. I need the truth. I need to know. I have a right to know.”
His lips pressed together. For a long moment, silence stretched between us, heavy and suffocating. I could hear my own heart beating, each thud a painful reminder of the storm inside me.
Finally, he exhaled slowly, his eyes not leaving mine. “When I heard what Zade had
