Chapter 114

• Evie's POV
• The next morning came too soon, pulling me from restless dreams filled with dark rooms and Sienna's cold smile. I stumbled through my morning routine, my body moving on autopilot while my mind remained stuck in that strange limbo between exhaustion and anxiety.
• Ravencrest's campus buzzed with the usual Tuesday morning energy—students hurrying to classes, coffee cups clutched like lifelines, the distant sound of construction as they renovated the old library wing. Everything looked normal, but I couldn't shake the feeling that something fundamental had shifted. The trial was over, justice had been served, but the aftermath felt like standing in the eye of a storm, waiting for the next wave to hit.