Chapter 100

Valeria – POV

I lowered my head in shame as the elder brought out an old, worn book with yellowed pages, the edges curled and delicate with age. He flipped through it slowly, deliberately, the sound of each page turning echoing around the silent Elders' Chamber like a sentence in itself. My heart pounded against my chest, louder with each breath I took. I could feel all eyes on me judging, specula