Unmasked Ambition

MAEVIA

The moment Heloise raised the crystal device, the entire hall fell silent again. Every noble, Alpha, elder, and Council observer turned their attention toward her.

Vanya stared at the crystal in visible panic. The confidence she had arrived with was disappearing piece by piece.

"Heloise, please do not do this."

Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke. For the first time that evening, she s