Chapter 253: The Reckoning Begins
We sat in silence, waiting.
The clock on the wall ticked. Each second felt like an hour. My mother's hand was warm in mine, but I could feel her pulse racing. My father stared at the floor, his shoulders hunched, his hands clasped tightly in his lap. Lilith stood by the window, her silhouette dark against the evening sky.
No one spoke.
We sat in silence, waiting.
The clock on the wall ticked. Each second felt like an hour. My mother's hand was warm in mine, but I could feel her pulse racing. My father stared at the floor, his shoulders hunched, his hands clasped tightly in his lap. Lilith stood by the window, her silhouette dark against the evening sky.
No one spoke.
The folder sat on the coffee table between us. A silent witness. A ticking time bomb.
Twenty minutes passed. Then thirty.
No one spoke.
The folder sat on the coffee table between us. A silent witness. A ticking time bomb.
Twenty minutes passed. Then thirty.
