Chapter 97

The Aftermath of the Rejection — Grimwood Packhouse

The door clicked shut behind Silas and Nyssa, and the silence that followed was deafening.

Cormac stood frozen for a heartbeat, his chest rising and falling in shallow, uneven breaths. The walls of his office — once symbols of power and order — now felt like a cage closing in on him. His knees gave out before he realized it, and he sank into hi