Chapter 296

Veridia — One month after Luke and Camilla’s return to Solaria.

“Mr. Roman,” Silas called softly as he knocked on the office door.

Roman lifted his head, his eyes dull and tired behind a stack of untouched documents. “Come in, Silas.” His voice was flat, weary. The air in the room felt heavy—thick with the kind of silence that drains warmth out of everything it touches.

Yet he couldn’t afford to s