Chapter 72: Whispers Beneath Crystal Lights

Chapter 72: Whispers Beneath Crystal Lights

Lucas clenched his fists as he watched Officer Brandon vanish into the distant folds of the city’s skyline, his pride smoldering beneath the surface like a dormant volcano brimming with magma.

The neon glare of Volaris Prime shimmered off his tightened jaw, casting a faint glow on the rage simmering behind his narrowed eyes. Around him, the jeering entourage that once laughed boldly now stood awkwardly silent. The air between them, once buzzing with ego and bravado, turned stifling.

Not a word.

Not after that humiliating rebuke from Officer Brandon.

“Damn it all...” Lucas muttered under his breath, his voice like gravel and ash, veins bulging along his neck as he fought to keep his fury shackled.