AMBER POV
I told them.
Finally.
The words had barely left my lips, yet already I felt the weight lifting off my shoulders, like I could finally breathe again after running a marathon.
But instead of the immediate joy I had imagined—of them sweeping me into their arms, kissing me, celebrating—there was… silence. Confusion.
Three pairs of eyes staring at me, unblinking.
I shifted uncomfortably, my fingers twisting together in my lap. Why were they confused?!
Alek was the first to break the silence, his voice gentle, cautious. "I’m sorry, treasure, we didn’t quite catch that."
I had just given them the most incredible news in history, and they didn’t quite catch it?
Really?
A slow, frustrated exhale left my lips as I frowned, glancing from one to the other. My heart w
