Astor’s Pov
Faith's voice, barely a whisper, had been enough to shatter the fragile peace we've been building. Now, standing before me, her eyes wide and a flicker of something I couldn't quite name fear? guilt? Twisting her features, I felt a cold wave wash over me.
"Faith," I managed, my voice rough. "Are you… are you serious?"
She just nodded, a tiny, almost imperceptible movement. And in that single nod, my world imploded. Disappointment, sharp and jagged, pierced my heart. Betrayal. That’s what it felt like. A deep, gut-wrenching betrayal.
"All this time?" I choked out, the words tasting like ash. "You've been talking to him? All this time, and you didn't tell me?" The thought was a bitter pill. Had she run to him? Away from me, but to him?
Her head shook violently this time, he
