Kai’s POVThe apartment was quiet when I stepped in, the kind of silence that didn’t sit right. It was too still, too heavy. I closed the door behind me and slipped off my coat, expecting to find Amelia curled up in bed, maybe half-asleep with a movie still playing in the background.But she wasn’t sleeping.She sat upright on the bed, arms crossed, her eyes fixed on the doorway like she’d been waiting. Watching.I gave her a tired smile. “Hey.”No reply.Instead, she asked, “Have you been looking for your father… without telling me?”I sighed, running a hand through my hair. I should’ve known.“Amelia—” I started, taking a slow step into the room.“Don’t lie to me, Kai.”“I’m not trying to exclude you,” I said. “I just didn’t want you to get hurt helping me. That’s all.”She stood up now, eyes sharp with frustration. “I am trying to help you, Kai! And it’s dangerous for you to be out there alone. What if he kills you? What then?”Her voice cracked slightly at the end, and that small
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