Chapter 32

• My mind was spinning as I left Uncle Orion's office. Ten men were dead, and it was my fault. While the weight of it all settled heavily on my shoulders, regret was strangely absent. Those men had crashed my birthday gala, putting everyone there—innocent or not—at risk. In my eyes, they got what they deserved.
• Kira remained quiet for the next half hour, processing what we had just learned.
• "That's why I felt so drained, isn't it?" Kira eventually spoke up, her brow furrowed. "I felt completely exhausted after everything happened."