MALIA’S POV The cabin suddenly felt too small. Every instinct in my body screamed at me to run as Emil turned fully toward me, the firelight flickering across his face. As if finding me here had merely confirmed something he already knew. Meanwhile, I could barely stay standing. “You stayed hidden longer than I expected,” he said evenly. My chest tightened violently. Even now, he sounded calm. Not relieved. Not angry. Just… calculating. I took a slow step backward, fingers twitching toward my silver gun. “You’re insane,” I breathed out. For the first time, something faint shifted in his expression. His eyes flickered briefly gold before settling again. “You would really go to these lengths just to prove a point?” he asked coldly. A sharp laugh escaped me. “A point?” My voice cracked with disbelief. “You humiliated me in front of an entire hall full of people, Emil.” I took another step back. My hand steady on the gun. “You lied to me for years. Chea
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