Chapter 232 The Moment Of Truth

• Varek
• The moment I received confirmation of Lira’s betrayal, a cold fury settled over me. The gnawing doubt that had been plaguing me for weeks was now sharpened into a single, undeniable truth. Lira had turned against me. She had been manipulating the court, undermining my rule, and working with a rival to destroy everything I had built.
• I stormed through the halls of the palace, my fists clenched at my sides, each step echoing like a drumbeat of rage. The guards standing outside her chamber barely had time to bow before I shoved the door open with a force that rattled the walls. Lira was inside, draped in her usual finery, her back to me as she stood by the window, gazing out over the kingdom that she had sought to dismantle.