Chapter 26

Syria’s POV

We walked all the way down, to the very lowest part of the estate. Lower than the chamber where Novene had been punished. With every step I took, my heart pounded faster. My muscles were trembling. I couldn’t stop the shaking. And deep inside, I knew once I saw what they had done to my grandmother, I would lose it.

“We’re here,” she said, her voice low, almost hesitant.

But I barely heard her. I was already frozen in place.

When we stopped in front of the narrow corridor, my breath