Chapter 111 – The Truth He Wasn't Meant to Remember
POV: Kael
For several long seconds after Liora finished speaking, Kael simply stood there and stared at her.
The words should have sounded impossible.
They should have triggered disbelief.
They should have demanded immediate rejection.
Instead, they settled somewhere deep inside him and refused to leave.
"This isn't the first time we've been here."
The statement echoed through his mind with unsettling persistence.
Every logical part of him wanted to argue.
Every practical instinct wanted proof.
Yet neither side seemed particularly convincing.
Because the moment she said it, something inside him had reacted.
Not confusion.
Recognition.
That realization disturbed him more than the words themselves.
