REBIRTH: She Is Back To Reclaim What's Hers のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 91 - チャプター 100

Nilah's Pov. I couldn’t even answer immediately because of how absurd the accusation sounded in my head. Kill a council member? Me? Out of all the possible things they could have accused me of, this was the one thing that made the least sense. I had spent the last few months doing nothing but trying to survive quietly inside this pack and also, try to pass my exam which was in two weeks. Two weeks! If anything, I had been looking for ways to get the council members on my side so that revealing my identity later would not become a complete disaster. Why would I ruin everything by murdering one of them? This whole thing was absolutely ridiculous. And yet, the tension in the room made it clear that this was no misunderstanding that anyone intended to laugh off. Sera was still watching me carefully, her expression unreadable, though I could see the concern buried underneath it. It wasn’t suspicion that was the emotion in her eyes, not fully, but she was waiting for my answer an

Nilah's Pov I nodded once, slowly. “I would say I’m surprised that you all reached a conclusion this quickly,” I replied. “But honestly, after everything I’ve experienced in the past few months, I can’t even pretend to be shocked anymore.” Another council member frowned. “This is not a joke, young lady.” “I’m aware,” I said calmly. “Someone is dead. Why would I joke about that?” “Then answer the question properly.” I inhaled quietly before speaking again. “And like I've said since the time I've been accused, I didn’t kill him nor was I anywhere near where he was.” Simple and direct, but still, the room remained silent. One of the women seated near the far end of the council table narrowed her eyes at me. “And yet there is a witness claiming otherwise.” I almost laughed again. “This is what I am saying. One witness,” I corrected. “One person says they saw me near the scene, and suddenly I’m being dragged here like a criminal before anyone even bothers investigating pro

Nilah's Pov “She was a witness,” another council member defended, his voice low. “Not a suspect.” He didn't even sound sure of what he was saying and with my glare, he looked like he wanted to shrink. I let out a sharp laugh, the sound full of disbelief. “And how exactly do you know that already?” No one answered me. I pointed toward the strand of hair still dangling between my fingers. “This was found at the scene,” I said slowly, as though explaining something to children. Heck, even children were supposed to understand this without it being spelt out to them. “The same scene your so-called witness conveniently discovered before anyone else. The same witness whose hair apparently matches this evidence. Yet none of you thought maybe, just maybe, she should stay nearby until the investigation was complete?” The older man beside me cleared his throat awkwardly. “At the time, there was no evidence suggesting her involvement.” “But there was enough to accuse me immediately?”

Nilah's Pov. A bitter laugh escaped me before I could stop it. “Well,” I muttered dryly, “at least someone here understands how this pack works.” The girl lowered her head after that, her shoulders shaking violently as though the little strength holding her together had finally snapped. For a while, nobody spoke. The only sound filling the area was the quiet noise of her crying and the uncomfortable silence hanging over everyone else. Then she whispered weakly, “I just wanted to escape.” Her voice was so soft that I almost missed it. Slowly, she lifted her tear-filled eyes toward me again. “I knew…” She swallowed hard before continuing. “I knew that if they investigated properly, they would realise it wasn’t you.” Her fingers curled tightly against the ground beneath her. “But I thought blaming you would buy me time. Just enough time to run away before anyone discovered the truth.” I closed my eyes briefly. At least she was honest now. That did not erase what she had done, but I

Nilah's Pov “What was that? What did you just say?” Someone asked sharply, glaring at me. I looked directly at them. If they thought I wouldn't be able to repeat what I just said, then they're wrong. “I said your entire justice and law system is rotten. Completely rotten to the core, it needs to be restructured or else so many others will continue to suffer under your law and your ‘watchful gaze’. Do you want me to say more?” Several council members immediately bristled in offense. “How dare you? You haven't even been accepted fully into the pack and you dare talk about our system? What right do you have to…?!” I ignored them and continued speaking anyway. “As someone who has been here for more than five months, I think I've seen enough. Especially with what happened tonight. You all care more about preserving appearances than actually protecting people,” I said bluntly. “A council member abused a child repeatedly right under everyone’s noses and nobody noticed anything. Or m