Her chest tightened with those thoughts, and for a moment, she couldn't meet his gaze.
Instead, her attention fixed on his hand, rough and battle-worn, resting heavily between her own.
She stared at it, her breath hitching as her thoughts spiraled. Her thumbs brushed against his skin, tracing invisible patterns, while the silence between them thickened.
The council's involvement only added another layer of complexity to an already intricate puzzle.
"She is not here, clearly" Xylong muttered.
Karl pondered Xylon's words, trying to make sense of the situation.
He couldn't deny the possibility that Eva had ventured beyond the safety of the town.
He thought that maybe she didn't even come back to Havag when she left him.
The absence of the second veil at the time of her departure meant that she could have slipped away undetected.
But where could she have gone this time when she left him for the second time ?
Xylon's jaw clenched as he grappled with conflicting emotions.
