Chapter 196

Third Person's POV

The enforcers left after taking Sivya's statement, their boots echoing down the sterile hall. The room fell quiet, heavy with the tang of antiseptic and the faint musk of fear.

The door opened. Dravos stepped inside.

Sivya stirred immediately, struggling upright despite the bruises painting her arms. "Dravos!" Her voice cracked, desperate. "I never thought I'd live through somet