Chapter 234

Elodie’s POV

The morning of the game arrived not with a sunrise, but with a thick, suffocating fog that clung to the valley floor like a damp shroud.

Inside the Vance estate, the atmosphere was even heavier.

The "Watch Order" had officially transitioned into what Felton called "The Fishbowl Effect"—every move we made was being documented, analyzed, and likely sent back to the Supreme Regency in