Kian had always been the quiet one.
Not as quiet as Kyra.
Not as loud as Kade.
Not as stubborn as Kai.
Not as dramatic as Kira and Kaia.
He simply liked thinking before speaking.
Mama often said he had an old soul.
Kian wasn’t entirely sure what that meant.
But he knew one thing.
While his siblings were angry, he was confused.
Very confused.
Ever since learning about Markus, questions had filled his mind.
Questions nobody seemed capable of answering.
Kai refused to talk about it.
Every conversation ended with his older brother becoming angry.
Kade pretended he didn’t care.
But Kian knew better.
Kade cared a lot.
The girls reacted differently.
Kira kept asking questions.
Kaia avoided the topic completely.
Kyra cried whenever she thought nobody was looking.
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