Chapter 1: The Sound of Sirens
Chapter 1: The Sound of Sirens
At first, no one moved.
Then—
Sirens.
Distant. Faint. Growing louder.
The illusion shattered.
Guests began whispering. Then murmuring. Then panic spread like wildfire through silk and diamonds.
Victoria Sterling didn’t turn around.
She couldn’t.
Her eyes were locked on Elena—the girl she thought she had broken—now standing before her like judgment itself.
“You’re lying,” Victoria whispered, but her voice betrayed her.
Elena tilted her head slightly. “Listen.”
The sirens were no longer distant.
They were at the gates.
Julian staggered backward, his world collapsing in real time. “Elena… what is she talking about?”
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Elena didn’t look at him.
“Ask your mother,” she said coldly.
