ALPHA DEMETRIUS POV
"After carefully analyzing the situation, we have decided Eliza Ridge isn't guilty."
I was in my bedroom, back at the mayor's estate, lying on what should be one of the comfiest beds there is, but I couldn't help ruminating over the judge's final decision that the bed felt like hot coal instead of a mattress.
No satisfaction can compare to the relief that stepped up and filled in the void that the harrowing circumstance had shot in me after learning Eliza was guilt-free. I know I would never get to experience that sort of solace. It lasted for a limited time, I didn't get to soak it all in when the judges continued. Taking away a part of me forever.
"Although, we think she's not applicable for her position anymore," they said.
I remember asking them, "What do you
