CHAPTER 42 — THE NIGHT THE TRUTH BEGINS TO SURFACE
The Kane mansion was too quiet that evening. Not peaceful—quiet in a way that felt like the air was holding its breath. Elena felt it instantly when she stepped out of her room, a heaviness pressing against her shoulders like the walls were whispering warnings she couldn't fully hear yet.
The events of the past days had not left her body.
Adrian's confession.
His father's threat.
The storm inside his eyes when he promised to protect her.
The guilt twisting inside her from secrets she still couldn't reveal.
Everything felt too close.
Too fragile.
Too dangerous.
She walked slowly down the hallway, her fingers brushing the railing as her mind replayed Adrian's voice from the night he broke.
"Don't make me regret choosing your side."
It shouldn't have affected her this deeply.
This man was supposed to be her enemy.
Her target.
The living symbol of everything she wanted to tear down.
But now…
Her revenge had a heartbeat.
