Gavi shrugged, rubbing the back of his neck. “Look… when she came here, she was more dead than alive. We didn’t push her. We gave her space to heal. We never wanted to force the truth from her. She… deserved better.”
Kaius’s expression shifted, a flicker of emotion breaking through the hardened surface as he looked his friend in the eye and spoke with quiet intensity, “Thank you for taking care of … my son.”
Gavi froze. His breath caught, and his eyes widened as if the weight of those words hit like a thunderclap. “Wait… your son?” he asked, stunned. “No way… I mean, how is that even possible? We were at the boot camp the whole time, weren’t we? It doesn’t make sense…”
Kaius clapped a hand on his shoulder, cutting him off gently. “It’s a story for another time. I promise. But until then
