🪷🪷 CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO

Sena's POVDays later, I noticed something was wrong.Kael hardly touched me anymore. Not in the way he used to—not with that easy affection, those casual caresses, the constant need to be close to me. Now, when he did touch me, it felt... perfunctory. Like he was going through the motions of being an attentive mate without actually feeling it.And there was something in his eyes. A guilt that flickered there sometimes when he looked at me, before he quickly covered it with smiles and reassurances.He was growing distant. I could feel it.At first, I tried to tell myself I was imagining it. That the pregnancy hormones were making me paranoid, making me see problems where there weren't any.But then I noticed he was leaving the bed every night.Around midnight, when he thought I was deeply asleep, he would carefully slip out of bed, place a pillow beside me so I wouldn't notice his absence immediately, and leave the room.The first time it happened, I'd dismissed it. Maybe he couldn't

🪷🪷 CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRRY THREE

I woke up before Kael, though "woke up" was generous—I'd barely slept at all. Every time I'd closed my eyes, I saw them. Kael and Lydia. Kissing. Touching. His hands in her hair. Her arms around his neck.The images played on repeat in my mind like a curse I couldn't break.I carefully extracted myself from the bed, trying not to disturb him. My eyes felt puffy and swollen from crying, but I didn't care. They'd go back to normal eventually.I went through the motions of cleaning up—washing my face, brushing my hair, putting on a simple dress that accommodated my massive belly. All of it mechanical, automatic, like I was watching someone else perform these actions from a distance.Then I left the room before Kael could wake up. I couldn't face him right now. I couldn't pretend everything was fine when I could still see that kiss burned into my memory.I made my way down to the dining hall. It was early—the sun had barely risen—and the room was empty except for servants preparing for th

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