Chapter 143 When The Truth Burns

• Zara’s POV
• The glow from the phone screen lit the room in a pale, trembling light. Zara sat frozen on the couch, her hands gripping the blanket around her as Elena’s voice filled the silence. Each word that came through the live stream hit like a stone dropped into still water soft at first, then rippling outward until everything inside her began to shake.
• Leo was beside her, his expression unreadable, the phone balanced between them. Fred stood by the window, pacing, running a hand through his hair as the live comments exploded across the screen.