~ Adeline ~

"Kai," Cassian says flatly, voice even but hard. "What are you doing here?"

Kai smiles-olive-skinned and polite, the greeting rehearsed-but my stomach tightens anyway. "I came to check in. You know… congratulate you guys." His gaze flicks toward me. "Word travels fast."

Ronan's jaw ticks. "Congrats? On what?

Kai shrugs, hands in his pockets. "You know. The news. Sister-in-law." His eyes linger on me just long enough to make me fidget. "I heard she's… expecting."

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