I stood by the cracked window frame. The cool air seeped in as my eyes fixed on the scene below. Elijah towered over Keala in the ruined living room. She knelt on the floor, her hair a tangled curtain across her face, her shoulders trembling, but her mouth locked shut.Elijah's voice cracked through the air like a sharp whip. "Why did you poison the Queen?" His tone was sharp, controlled, but beneath it I caught the jagged edge of desperation. He wanted answers. And I, too, needed them.Keala kept her gaze lowered, lips pressed together as if they had been sewn shut. She didn't even flinch."Who ordered you?" Elijah pressed, stepping closer, his boots scraping the floor. "Was it Thane? Someone else? Speak, bitch!"Her silence was more cutting than words. The firelight flickered across her face, showing no remorse, no fear, only defiance.Elijah's patience began to run thin. His hand snapped forward, gripping her chin and forcing her to look at him. "You will answer me, or I'll te
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