My legs were heavy as I trudged back to my room..The hallways that once felt so grand and endless now seemed narrow, suffocating, closing in on me with every breath I took. My vision blurred as the tears welled up in my eyes. The image of what I’d seen in the meeting room replayed in my mind like a broken record, refusing to fade, the replay cutting deeper into my already frayed heart. Maybe I was dreaming. Maybe, I didn't see it right. Why hadn’t I turned and run the moment I saw them? Why had I let myself be pulled into that nightmare, forced to stand there and witness the most intimate act between two people—an act that had shattered any illusions I’d been holding onto? My thoughts were a chaotic mess, torn between anger at Alpha Evon, disgust at Geraldine, and a deep, bone-aching s