The courthouse did not remain a place for long, because within minutes of the broadcast, everything inside it changed from law and order into controlled urgency, where officers moved with precision through every corridor, sealing exits, clearing paths, and escorting those who mattered most before the next move could come. The earlier chaos had not fully settled, yet it had already sharpened into something more dangerous, something deliberate, as if the building itself understood that what had begun here would not end here.
Vivian walked beside Sebastian without looking back, her steps steady even as the echoes of Dorian's voice lingered in her mind, no longer just words but a warning that had already started unfolding. There was nothing behind her anymore. Whatever waited now was ahead, and it was coming fast.
