Chapter 75

Ronan's POV

The seventh seat broke beneath Severin.

He fell to the floor.

No one else did.

That mattered enough that for a second I forgot the room was still shaking.

The pressure disappeared from my spine. Lucien stood. Tamsin stood. Gideon remained sitting only because he had lost enough blood to make standing a poor medical decision.

Mara stood exactly where she had been the entire time.

Severin stared up at her.

The founder voice spoke over him.

SOVEREIGN COMMAND CLAIM REJECTED. CONSENT STANDARD PENDING FINAL BRIDGE AND WITNESS VALIDATION.

Soren shouted, "Ronan, the Bridge stone!"

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