Chapter 481

• The moment Rafael asked that question, the room’s energy shifted an invisible weight pressing down on everyone’s shoulders. I could feel it, even from where I stood.
• Noah hurriedly stepped forward, voice shaky but trying to sound steady. “Your Highness, please, no one has bullied Lady Helen…”
• Rafael’s icy tone cut through the tension like a blade. “Gracehold, are you suggesting my mother is fabricating accusations against your family?”