Bruce's POV

Beverly stopped meeting my eyes after her session with Maya. Something fundamental changed in her that day and I felt it through our bond like a door closing between us.

"What happened?" I asked that evening while she fed Emma mashed peas. "What did Maya say to you?"

"Nothing important." Her voice was light but her shoulders stayed rigid. "Just Luna training stuff and she taught me leadership techniques."

But leadership techniques did not explain the new distance. It did not ...