Amelia POV

The moment the words left my mouth, the room stopped breathing.

“I’ll go.”

The weight of my words alone were enough to crush the air from the council chamber.

Every eye turned toward me in that moment.

Some we're in shock, some anger, some in disbelief.

Then, the murmurs picked up, their tones sharp.

“She can’t be serious—” “That’s madness—”

“She’s not even—”

Jane stood so abruptly her chair scraped against the stone floor, the ...