Chapter Fifty-sixCaleb’s POV I stood there, rooted to the spot, my heart hammering in my chest as Hunter’s footsteps faded down the hall.The weight of his words hung in the air, thick and heavy, pressing down on me. “She’s not as innocent as you’ve thought,” he had said.The way he spat those words, like venom… what could that mean?I turned toward Faelen, who was now curled on the floor of the cell, her face buried in her hands, sobbing uncontrollably.My mind was spinning. I had to know what was happening. I had to know what Hunter meant.“Faelen?” I stepped closer to the bars, my voice softer than before, though still a little panicked. “Please. What’s going on? Why did Hunter bring you here? Why did he say that?”She looked up, her face soaked with tears, her eyes red from crying. The Faelen I knew… the gentle, kind girl who always seemed to carry an air of silent strength… was gone, replaced by someone that looked broken.She shook her head, not answering at first, as if the w
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