All Chapters of SAY MY NAME, WHEN YOU BREAK : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Vera’s POVIt had been a few days since everything happened between me, Kael, Lucian, Aaron… all of it.And everyone was pretending to be normal.Pretending. That was the best word for it.I was avoiding Kael.So I kept myself busy. From the garden in the morning, to the library in the afternoon, to the kitchen at night like cooking would somehow silence my head.It didn’t.And Lina…I wasn’t sure about Lina.One moment I felt like she was just a girl stuck in the middle of chaos she didn’t ask for.The next moment I remembered what she did.So I kept my distance.Safer that way.Or at least I told myself it was safer.Aaron was the bigger silence though.He had left with Lucian days ago and nobody really spoke about it after.No updates. No jokes. No annoying presence in the hallways.Just gone.And I hated that I noticed.That morning I was in the kitchen again, baking something I wasn’t even planning to eat, just because the heat and smell distracted me from thinking too much.Flou

Vera’s POV The walk to my room felt unreal. Like I had left my body somewhere back in Kael’s office and was now just moving out of habit. Aria. The name kept echoing in my head over and over again until it stopped sounding like a name and started sounding like a problem. I shut the bedroom door behind me and leaned against it for a second, staring at nothing. My parents are alive. I have brothers. I was apparently promised to Kael before either of us even knew who the other was. What kind of insane life was this? I let out a sharp breath and walked further into the room, dragging my hands through my hair roughly. Nothing made sense anymore. Every memory felt wrong now. Every part of my life suddenly felt… edited. Like someone had taken scissors to it and left me with only pieces. I sat on the edge of the bed slowly. Then laughed once. Not because anything was funny, but because I genuinely didn’t know what else to do. A soft knock came from the door. I froze immediately. “G

I woke up later than usual with sunlight already slipping through the curtains. For a few seconds I just laid there staring at the ceiling, feeling strangely heavy. Then the memories came back immediately, Everything from yesterday crashed into me all over again. I groaned softly and buried my face into the pillow. This was horrible, Absolutely horrible. After lying there for another ten minutes pretending life did not exist, I finally dragged myself out of bed and walked toward the bathroom slowly. By the time I came downstairs, the house felt quieter than usual. Livia’s voice being the loudest obviously. I walked in slowly and immediately regretted it. Aaron looked up first. Then froze dramatically. "Oh my God.” Livia blinked at him, Why do you sound traumatized? Aaron pointed directly at me. “She’s wearing Kael’s shirt.” I looked down automatically. Right. I was. Unfortunately. Livia’s eyes widened instantly. “OH?” Lina nearly choked on her jui

Back at the mansion, the atmosphere somehow became worse as time passed Aaron had moved from sarcasm into full-time emotional support disguised as stupidity Which honestly should have been studied scientifically I sat at the kitchen island staring blankly at my untouched drink while Kael’s mother cooked something nearby Lina helped quietly Livia kept stealing food directly from the pan despite repeated threats And Aaron sat on the counter eating chips while acting like he paid bills there You know what’s bothering me most? he announced suddenly Nobody asked Aaron ignored that detail completely The fact that Kael somehow accidentally reunited with his childhood fiancée without knowing she was his childhood fiancée Livia gasped dramatically, Wait that IS insane Thank you I dropped my forehead against the counter Please stop talking No, because imagine explaining this to normal people, Aaron continued. Oh yeah, we met again after childhood memory loss caused b

Kael barely slept. Most of the night was spent inside his office staring at reports he never actually read. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Vera standing at the entrance in Elena’s arms while Marco looked like a man surviving resurrection For years, Kael had accepted two things as facts Aria was dead And nothing stolen by the organization ever came back whole. Now suddenly both facts were wrong A quiet knock came against the office door before Lucian walked in without waiting for permission Kael didn’t look up immediately Silence settled briefly before Lucian glanced toward the window How’s she handling it? Kael leaned back slowly. “Better than I expected.” That bad? Kael laughed once without humor. She found out her entire life was built on lies, discovered her dead family is alive, reunited with them and somehow still hasn’t murdered Aaron Lucian nodded thoughtfully. “Impressive honestly" Kael rubbed a hand over his face before speaking quieter