Chapter 60 – The Blood That Reacts
POV: Liora
By the next morning, the silence between me and Kael felt deliberate.
Not the kind that comes from distance or distraction, but the kind that settles in after something shifts and neither side knows how to approach it anymore. Ever since I found out I was pregnant, the bond between us had changed in a way I couldn't fully explain. Before, it had always been there, steady and undeniable, a constant awareness at the back of my mind. I could feel him even when he wasn't near, sense his emotions in ways that didn't require words.
Now… there was nothing.
No pull. No quiet pressure. No awareness of where he was or what he was feeling. It was like something had cut that connection cleanly without leaving a trace behind.
At first, I thought it was just me. That maybe I was too focused on everything else to notice it properly. But the longer it stayed like this, the harder it became to ignore.
It wasn't weakened.
It was gone.
