Chapter 168 - A broken bond

As the years went by, Draken and Alex remained inseparable, their bond growing stronger with each passing day. They went to school together, graduated together, and even went to the same college. They were more than just best friends - they were brothers. Draken remembered the countless nights they spent studying together, pulling all-nighters, and fueling up on pizza and energy drinks. He remembered the thrill of their first road trip, just the two of them, driving across the country with no particular destination in mind. He remembered the laughter, the inside jokes, the memories they created together. After college, they went their separate ways, but only geographically. Draken landed a job on the West Coast, while Alex stayed on the East Coast. But they kept in touch, regular phone calls and video chats keeping their friendship alive. But then, something changed. Alex started to drift away, slowly at first, but then more and more. He stopped answering Draken's calls and stopped