Elysia.
"Yes."
I watched my response land on Kael, and saw the exact moment it registered. His expression didn't change, but stayed perfectly controlled, perfectly blank, but something in his eyes died. Just... went dark and cold and empty.
"Explain yourself." The priest's voice pressed in, "Why would you take evidence from your Alpha's private office?"
My mouth opened. I needed to make them understand. Needed to explain the fear, the manipulation, the lies Kieran had told me. But the words came out broken, scattered, barely coherent.
"I thought… I was scared… Kieran said Kael was dangerous. That his methods would get people killed." Tears streamed down my face, making it hard to speak. "He told me about Serenya, about corruption, about how exposing Kael's activities was the only way
