Chapter 52The courtroom felt frigid, not in temperature but in the way its walls allowed riches, power, and the idea of justice to breathe. Aurora's hands tightened into fists as Dorian left the courtroom with that same haughty smile that made her stomach turn over. She sat stiffly in the back row.He was at liberty. Though she knew his power was strong, witnessing it come to pass in real time made her shudder. The judge had hardly spent ten minutes before granting him bail. Ten minutes. That was all it took to keep her darkest dream alive.Aurora held the bench's edge and urged herself to remain calm, not letting him see how much this upset her. But that arrogant, knowing glance told her he already knew as his eyes landed on hers across the room.Sylas was next to her right away. "Let's go," he said, his voice tightly under control.She didn't move immediately, her head caught in the maelstrom of what had just happened. Her body froze in place.Again, Sylas said, "Aurora," firmer th
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