CHAPTER 16 : The Court That Did Not Beg

So… this chapter was supposed to be just a trial scene.And then Abhay decided to turn his back, the mountain started listening, and a human said no instead of breaking.Oops.If you felt the tension and thought, “Sir, why are you standing that close?”—Yes. That was intentional.If you noticed Abhay wasn’t tempted, wasn’t soft, wasn’t merciful—Good. He’s not there yet.This is not romance.This is interest disguised as judgment and power pretending it isn’t curious.Also, a small warning:Ravenkot remembers defiance.And it never forgets the ones who survive without permission.Proceed carefully.The mountain already is. 😌🖤