Chapter 100

Kallira POV

The moment Valerius lowered the document onto his desk, I knew something had shifted again. His jaw stayed tight, and the silence inside the room felt heavier than the council pressure we had been dealing with for weeks.

I closed the distance between us slowly and rested my hand against the edge of the desk. “What happened?”

Valerius looked at me for a long moment before answering. “To