Chapter 108

Kaia POV

Silence stretched between us, thick and heavy, broken only by the faint sound of water still dripping from my hair onto the tiled floor. I tightened the towel around my chest, suddenly hyperaware of how close Caleb was standing.

He cleared his throat and turned slightly, giving me his back. “I—” he paused, then exhaled slowly. “I came to check if you were okay.”

I almost laughed at that. Okay. After everything that had happened today—my father’s betrayal, ...