Chapter 52

• KELILAH’S POV
• A long, deafening silence filled the entire courtroom. I stared at my father, struggling to keep the surprise from showing on my face.
• People began murmuring around me as I stood frozen, the smile slowly fading from my lips. Confusion swept through me. Something wasn’t right. My heart pounded as I tried to make sense of it all. My father had just made the announcement, but it felt incomplete, like something crucial was missing.