Kaius entered the dining hall with his usual imposing stride, but tonight, something was different. The air around him crackled with restrained energy, his aura more intense than usual, and it did not go unnoticed. The moment he stepped inside, the conversations that usually hummed across the room dimmed slightly, the weight of his presence pressing down like a brewing storm.
His thoughts were a whirlwind, a tangled mess he couldn't untangle, and his emotions felt dangerously close to snapping.
He had no idea what he was supposed to do with Dhalia’s proposition.
Friends with benefits?
His jaw clenched at the very thought. Every instinct in his body screamed at him to reject the absurdity of it, to demand more, to claim what was rightfully his. But another part of him, one that warre
