Caius POV Hours passed, and Celia refused to talk, eat, or even look at me. I huffed as I leaned against the bedroom wall. "I don't want to trap you; I can't lose you again, Celia," I sighed. Celia remained silent. "Why did you run? Do you understand how worried I was? When I saw you alone and realized you left alone, my heart felt like it was being crushed. Silver was going wild," I admitted, brushing my hand through my hair. "You were smothering me. I just needed some alone time, and you refused," Celia finally responded. I stood up and started to walk towards the bed. "Don't you dare come anywhere near me, Caius," Celia snapped. I sat down on the floor, feeling defeated. "Mate hates us, Caius, and it's all your fault." Silver huffed in my head like a child. "I'm doing this

