CALEB'S POV
I clenched my fists, my knuckles turning white as I repeated my question.
"Tell me, Korvus. Did you finally fall in love?"
I was patiently waiting for Korvus's answer even though I knew that question might not be the answer I was hoping for.
The words hung between us like a blade suspended in mid-air, ready to cut through whatever fragile balance remained. I watched him closely, waiting for the slightest flicker of emotion, the smallest shift in his expression.
Korvus was a man who had locked away the idea of love centuries ago, sealing it behind an impenetrable wall of hatred and vengeance. Love, to him, was nothing but a weakness, a sickness that led to betrayal. And he had learned that lesson in the most brutal way possible.
No matter how protective and how he is addi
