Kin's pov

Sleep hadn’t come easy since that day.

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it—Caleb’s hands on Verity, the way she melted into him, the soft look in her eyes that didn’t belong to someone being forced.

I’d seen blood spill and bones snap in war. I’d stood beside Cassian through chaos and watched kingdoms burn. But nothing had ever unsettled me the way that sight did.

Maybe because it wasn’t just betrayal I’d witnessed—it was desire. Raw and dangerous.

Every night ...