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Chapter 16: The Shadow Speaks

Keal's POV

The council room was too crowded, heat rising off bodies, voices buzzing like flies. Elara sat at the long table, her hands clasped so tight her knuckles had gone white. She didn’t blink, didn’t move, just stared at the wood grain like it might swallow her whole.

Damian stood behind her...