He needed answers.
But before he could make a move, a voice shattered through the tension.
“Training starts in five minutes. Finish your meals and move now.”
The commander’s voice was sharp, slicing through the room like a blade.
Dhalia pushed her chair back and stood, her movements swift and precise.
Kaius’s body tensed.
She was leaving.
His chance was slipping through his fingers.
But then—
For the briefest moment—
Dhalia’s head turned.
Their eyes met.
And in that instant—, Everything else fell away. The room. The noise. The people.
It was just them.
A silent storm swirled between them, unspoken words and unspoken truths.
And then—
Dhalia broke the connection.
She turned away, slipping into the crowd. Kaius sat still, his pulse a deafening roar in his ears.
Zeus snarled
