Chapter 110 – The Truth She Can't Hide Anymore
POV: Liora
For a long moment after Kael asked the question, I couldn't answer.
Not because I didn't know what to say.
Because I knew exactly what I needed to say.
That was the problem.
Some truths become easier to carry than to share.
For days I had been living with knowledge that felt impossible. At first, I had convinced myself I was protecting him by keeping it to myself. Then I told myself I needed more evidence. After that, I claimed I needed time to understand it better before dragging someone else into the chaos.
Those excuses had worked for a while.
Standing beside him now, they felt hollow.
Because the truth was simple.
I wasn't protecting Kael.
I was afraid.
Afraid of what would happen once the words left my mouth.
Afraid of what they would change.
Afraid that speaking them aloud would somehow make everything more real than it already was.
The evening wind drifted across the balcony.
