The plane soared high above the clouds, its steady hum the only sound that filled the otherwise quiet cabin. Lucius sat back in his seat, his gaze distant, fixed on the view outside the window. Catherine sat beside him, her eyes occasionally glancing towards him, but neither of them spoke. The silence between them felt heavy, like an unspoken tension lingering in the air.
For a while, Catherine lost herself in the view as well. The vast expanse of blue sky and clouds stretching below them seemed almost surreal, like they were both suspended outside the reach of their problems. But then, as if drawn by an invisible force, she looked at Lucius again. His profile was serene, almost aloof, his expression unreadable.
She couldn’t help herself. The question that had been burning in her mind fi
