Elera’s POV
Three days.
That was all I had.
Or maybe all we had—depending on how much of my life I could still call mine.
The words didn’t leave my head even when I tried to focus on work after that meeting. They followed me back to my desk, into every document I opened, and even into the way people looked at me when they thought I wasn’t paying attention.
Observers will arrive.
The council is watching.
And apparently, I was the reason.
I pressed my fingers against my temple and sighed.
“This is insane,” I whispered to myself.
“You’ve been saying that a lot lately.”
Mina’s voice came from behind me, casual as always.
I didn’t even flinch anymore.
That was how bad things had gotten.
She dropped into the chair beside me and immediately noticed my expression. “Okay, yeah. That’s
