Serena's POV~
By the time I finally looked up from my notebook, the sky outside had already turned dark. And my neck ached from sitting too long. I blinked a few times, realizing just how many hours had passed.
I hadn't stepped out of my room the entire day. Not even once.
Even lunch had been brought in by Lira. She had knocked softly, her voice gentle as always, and placed the tray on my table without asking anything. I had just nodded, too lost in thought to speak.
I ate quietly, not because I was hungry, but because I knew the effort behind it wasn't hers alone. It was Vaelen.
A small, faint smile touched my lips as I thought of him. He always noticed things others didn't. Even without words, he somehow knew when to give space and when to reach out.
He really was a good person. Always had been. In the past and now.
I had always been right about him.
He had never disappointed me… not even once.
