Selena.
The night air outside the cave was cooler than it had been all day, carrying a quiet stillness that settled over everything like a warning.
The fire burned low, its glow stretching just far enough to light the space where the triplets stood, their voices low, controlled, and meant only for each other.
I stayed inside at first, moving quietly as I prepared their food, my hands steady out of habit even though my thoughts refused to settle.
Their voices carried faintly through the cave walls, not clear enough to make out every word, but enough to remind me that I was not part of whatever existed between them anymore.
Outside, Edris stood with his arms folded, his gaze fixed on nothing in particular, but there was something heavier in his expression than usual, something that did not quite match the sharp certainty he carried during the day.
"I have been thinking about Silas," he said after a while, his voice calm but thoughtful in a way that made Kael glance at him.
