Raziela “Lower your voice,” she hissed, her grip firm but not unkind. “You cannot make accusations like that in public, Raziela. Do you understand what you are saying?”“But it’s true,” I insisted, still holding Enid tightly. “I recognized him the moment I saw him. It’s the same man, the same—”“Liam is the respected Gamma of the BlackVale,” Diane interrupted, her voice carrying the weight of hard truth. “To hold any sort of authority in this Kingdom comes with great respect and integrity. He holds significant power and influence. To accuse him of involvement with something as nefarious as an auction house, without concrete proof, would be a death sentence.”The full weight of her words crashed over me like a tide of ice water. The Gamma’s power, his position, they made him virtually untouchable. And here I was, a marked rogue with no status, no protection, no credibility.My breathing became erratic as panic set in fully. The walls of our narrow room seemed to press closer, the air
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