Chapter 97 Trapped

• ~Elara ~
• I watched in disbelief as Thalia stepped into the room, her eyes gleaming with satisfaction. She carried herself with a certain smugness, as if the weight of her success hung proudly around her. My heart sank as the reality of my situation settled in even deeper. Thalia had been working with Lysander and Draven all along. The betrayal cut deep—another face I had once considered an ally now revealed as a traitor.
• Lysander stood off to the side, stiff and silent, but the moment he saw Thalia, I noticed a brief flicker of something in his eyes. Worry, perhaps? Or was it something more?