#Chapter 106: Tongue Tied

Draken

The silence in the room felt suffocating. My father’s hand trembled faintly as he scrawled across the notepad, the pen moving unevenly. His movements were jerky. Unnatural. Not at all like the calm and collected man I used to know.

Meanwhile, Ulric stood in the doorway. I didn’t look at him, but I could feel his presence as he watched my father write.

Something was wrong here.

When my fathe