Chapter 326 Back to Grimsdale

• A Third Person POV:
• After their showers, Ariana and Stefan lay in their respective beds. The silence stretched between them until Ariana finally broke it. "That shot Lucian made with Yoana—was it really an accident?" Her voice was quiet, but laced with doubt.
• Stefan didn't hesitate. "Do you believe it was?" He turned his head toward her, eyes gleaming in the dim light. "Funny how it wasn't aimed at just anyone. And how he just had to pull Yoana into it. She's never even held a gun before. If something had gone wrong, it would've been called an accident—and she would've taken the blame."