Chapter 369. Rubber-Stamp Process

Warning: This chapter contains a discussion of the whole pregnancy matter. Discretionary reading is advised.

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Raina’s POV

“Elders,” I greeted demurely.

It was a wide room, the Elders looming above on a raised platform, their seats arranged so they could look down on you like judges. They rolled their eyes over me, looking already set on a verdict.

On either side, ten cold chairs lined the space like a jury. All were empty except for Connery, who was seated to the right. The fact that the man was sitting there with a file folder was unsettling, as if the energy in here wasn’t already stifling.

“I am aware of why you summoned me. I came to hear you out.” I stood alone in the center with a clear space carved out before me, while the audience chairs beh