ADRIAN'S POV

An unsettling silence washed over the hall. My decision hung heavy in the air, no one questioned it but no one supported it yet ㅡ I didn't need their approval, my decision was final anyway. Every eye in the room was fixed on me, eyes wide with belief and disapproval but I only cared for one ㅡ Tessa, her gaze was different. She held a gaze that had a flicker of something for a while ㅡ perhaps approval, perhaps a flicker of gratitude. It was short but it was something that warmed my heart.

“Pamela should be taken to the med bay” I declared, my voice firm and...