Chapter 95 — Catch Her

• Alicia, standing across from Lucian, finally allowed herself to breathe, though her heart still raced. She had longed for this moment for so long—for Lucian to see the truth, for her name to be cleared. But now that the truth was out, she wasn’t sure if it felt like victory. The years of bitterness, of hatred between them, couldn’t be erased so easily.
• Lucian’s eyes, still hard as steel, finally shifted back to Alicia. There was a flicker of something there—something unspoken, buried beneath layers of pain and anger. His gaze lingered, and for a moment, Alicia felt the pull of old emotions, the ghosts of what they had once been to each other.
• “You’re right,” Lucian said, his voice low but steady. “We need to be smart about this. If Elera knows that we’ve uncovered the truth, she’ll strike first.” His expression darkened, and the cold fury in his eyes returned. “But I swear, when the time comes, she will answer everything.”