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Chapter 105

Liam

The hall was colder than usual. Not in temperature, but in mood. Tense, expectant, thick with the scent of ink and candle wax and the undercurrent of fear. I stood at the dais, my hands folded behind me, my heart surging with adrenaline. I had rehearsed the words in my head over and over. Stil...