-Caspian Grayson:
I stared at him for a moment longer than I probably should have.
Not because I didn't understand what he was saying.
But because my brain was still trying to recover from everything we had already seen inside this cave.
The diamonds alone would have been enough to destroy any sense of normal reality. The way the entire cavern shimmered like a living constellation, the way light bounced endlessly between crystal veins and gemstone clusters embedded deep into the stone walls—it all felt unreal enough to exist only in stories people told children.
And yet Kyle was standing beside me like this was just… normal.
Like this was simply part of his world.
He was still holding my hand.
Casual.
Certain.
Like he hadn't even considered letting go since the moment we stepped inside.
"And that's how our pack started," he finished quietly, still looking ahead into the glowing cave.
His voice softened slightly after that, like the story itself carried weight for him.
