Chapter 44

My breath hitched.

I stared at Coralie, waiting for her to say more. To clarify. To explain.

But she didn’t.

She just stood there, her expression unreadable, her cold eyes steady on mine.

Something inside me coiled tight.

“What do you mean, her?” My voice was quiet, but it carried through the room like a blade.

Coralie didn’t flinch.

Then, finally—

“I did it.”

The world tilted.

I took a step back,