Brittany's POV

Hope. For the first time in days, I felt real hope. Mason and Nora are coming back. The council elders. The ones who might actually listen. The ones who might help.

We have the vial. The pink powder. The proof of Rachel's poisoning. The evidence that could save Alexander. Save us all.

My first instinct was to run. To find them as soon as they arrive. To show them the truth before Rachel can spin her lies.

But then ...