Chapter 149

Dravos's POV

The applause that followed my presentation rang hollow in my ears. For a moment, I thought I had survived it—the quiver in my voice, the crack in my delivery. The officials clapped, and Director Garris's words had sounded like salvation.

Then Elara's voice cut through the air.

Cold. Sharp. Inescapable.

"Dravos Vandor," she called me by name, not title, not Alpha, but with a blade on h