Gavi led them through the quiet corridors of the clinic, his steps slow and filled with a heavy sort of curiosity that he didn’t bother to mask, his glances toward Kaius growing longer with every hallway they passed.
There was an unspoken tension humming between them, like a storm ready to break, and when they finally stopped in front of an empty consultation room, Gavi turned to his friend with a searching look, eyes flickering between Kaius and the girl, him still holding tightly onto the baby in his arms. There was no teasing in his expression this time—only confusion, quiet concern, and a flicker of something close to suspicion.
But whatever was on the tip of his tongue, he swallowed it, giving Kaius a last lingering look before stepping away and gently pulling the door closed behin
