Chapter 096
Lucian's POV
It seemed like the walls were getting closer with every breath I took in the council room. I saw faces I barely recognized, and their eyes were full of both hope and fear. I felt like their thoughts weighed me down and judged me before I said anything.
I was so nervous that my heartbeat sounded like thunder to me. I felt my head was so heavy it might just fall off.
I got to my feet, my hands shaking and my mouth as dry as the desert.
I opened my mouth to say something.
However, the words I was saying weren't my own.
The room was filled with strange, rough and twisted sounds.
I didn't get what they were saying.
The air was so cold that I shivered despite not wanting to.
I saw eyes all around me grow wider.
The room was so quiet that it felt like the deepe
