D A M O N
The two days crawled by painfully slow and after what felt like an eternity, the day of the hearing finally arrived. I was a wreck. I hadn't slept, hadn't eaten. All I could think about was Kiara. Was she hurt? Was she scared? Was she even alive?
The emptiness in our bond was gnawing in my chest. I had tried reaching out to her a million times, but there was only silence. Like a black hole where she should have been. But I refused to give up hope. I knew she was out there, somewhere. And I would finally get to see her today.
We walked back into the Council Hall, the same grand chamber that had been the scene for my humiliation just two days ago. This time, the atmosphere was different. The tension was thicker. Everyone was on the edge of their seats.
Nolan was already there,
