Chapter 63:

Family Ties and Tangled Lies

Ella’s

The vast, cavernous hall went completely silent the moment Felix stepped forward. He stood at the head of the great room, radiating a composed, steady authority that was immediately calming. The banners hanging from the high ceiling rustled softly above him, the only sound apart from the slow, heavy thrum of the tribal drums beginning in the distance.

I watched him for a beat, absorbing the shift in the room's energy. This was my sister’s ...