Chapter 67 Just A Sham
- Ava
- After Dedrick strode out of the council chamber, a heavy silence blanketed the room.
- I shifted in my seat, pinching the bridge of my nose. A headache had begun to set in while Dedrick was giving his speech, and it was worsening now. Squeezing my eyes shut for a brief moment, I tried to will the pain away—now was certainly not the time to appear anything less than fully present.