IRIS POV - CHAPTER 76
No one speaks after that.
The silence settles over the room like something solid, pressing in from all sides, leaving no space for denial or distraction. They felt it. Not just the words, not just the shift in my voice, but the intent behind it. Whatever is inside me didn’t slip. It chose that moment. It wanted them to hear it.
And now it’s listening.
I keep my shoulders squared, my breathing steady, every movement deliberate. Control has always been my advantage. Even now, I hold onto it the same way I always have, tightening my grip on every thought, every reaction, refusing to give anything away.
It doesn’t feel threatened by that.
If anything, it feels… interested.
Skye steps closer.
“Iris.”
My name lands differently when he says it. It cuts through the p
