Chapter 17

Elara’s POV

I don’t know when it started—maybe the second my body hit the floor protecting him. Maybe the moment he realized I was willing to die for him. Either way, something shifted. Kieran changed.

At first, I thought it was guilt. He never came near the room for days after the attack, and I’ve been in the room for days waiting for him, asking for him, but by the third day of stiff silence and excuses from Tobias like “He’s training” or “He’s in a meeting” I got the message loud and clear.

He was pushing me away.

And the worst part? I had no idea why.

Instead, he built walls. Cold, silent ones.

I tried reaching him through the link, but he kept shutting me out. Nyx couldn’t reach Fenrir either.

I was much stronger now and I was tired of waiting for him to come talk to me.

“Go to his office,” Nyx said. “If he’s not coming to the room and is purposely shutting us out, we deserve to know why.”

I made my way to his office