After that day, things between them shifted. Subtly, but enough for Caelen to notice.
Lucy's sharp edges had dulled — she'd forgiven him, even if her pride wouldn't let her say it again outright. He hoped he could help her more from here on.
Emma was still Emma, steady, caring, almost unchanged. Evelyn… she had a spark now, where before there'd been nothing but quiet resignation that we did not notice.
Caelen found himself hoping the demon seed would work on her, that it could strip the curse away completely.
The week that followed was… calm. Almost strangely so. No fights, no weird out of nowhere surprises. Just a stretch of normal days that felt almost like a vacation.
With the skill cooldown nearly up, they decided to spend more time with Evelyn. Caelen even decided not to sleep with Emma that week — it didn't feel right to go straight from that to Evelyn.
But he had 6 points he got from Lucy, who gave him a mouth service.
