°•♡Chapter 67~ Calling His Bluff

My pulse was still racing as I stared at Vane through the iron bars. His eyes, too calm for a man accused of the highest treason, didn’t waver from mine.

But it was that quiet calm, the easy confidence that made me believe him.

“Tonight?” I asked again. “You’re sure?”

“I would not have summoned you if I was not.” His tone remained even. “Someone here has been pulling the strings. I just never had the full proof—until now.”

“Why not tell me sooner?” I demanded. “Why let us find the letter in your room? Why let it go this far?”

Vane leaned back against the cold wall, eyes half closed. “All planted, of course. But I chose to observe, because I was testing you."

"Testing me? Testing—what does that even mean?"

"I needed to know what you were made of. The last Moonborn the Citadel put faith in brought ruin. I needed to see what you would do when faced with conflicting decisions to make."

“That was never your call to make. I'm not some kind of project or circus exhibit.”

“No,” he