#Chapter 227: Helping Hands

Lyra POV

The city lights blurred past as we drove home, the weight of the press conference still pressing down on me. The car was quiet except for the hum of the engine, the chaos of earlier now a distant echo.

Kaelen’s hand found mine, his grip steady and warm. “It’s over,” he said softly. “Varn is out of the picture. You did what you set out to do.”

I turned my gaze to him, studying the calm cer