Chapter 105
Irrissa nodded and swallowed the tangle of emotions, trying to sort them out. She turned back to Grady and Edaline, taking in Edaline’s tearstained cheeks and dark circles, and Grady’s puffy eyes and rigid jaw. She knew what she needed to do. What she wanted to do. “Do you need some time to decide?” Emery asked her. “No. I’ve made up my mind.” She took a deep breath and cleared the emotion out of her voice as she turned to face the Council. “I want to stay with Grady and Edaline Ruewen.” She wasn’t sure who cheered louder, Grady and Edaline—or Dex. Then she dipped another curtsy as Emery concluded the tribunal, and the Councillors glittered away. Kendric wrapped Irrissa up in a big bear hug. “I’m so proud of you,” he whispered. “And I think you made the right decision.” “I think so
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