Chapter 25 · Kill Him Before Moonrise

"Do it." Kael's voice cut through the chamber before the enforcer could press the blade deeper. "Quick, though. I've got low tolerance for silver."

Sienna yanked against the chains so hard the bench cracked. "Don't you dare—"

"Thirty-nine minutes," Asher said from his seat above them. He checked his watch like he was timing a roast. "That's how long you have to watch him bleed out, Judge Hale. Then we start on you."

The enforcer's hand tightened on the blade. Kael didn't flinch. Sienna could see the edge biting into his skin, a thin red line forming where silver met throat.

"Stop." She forced the word out. "Asher, wait."

"Waiting costs extra." Asher leaned forward. "What are you offering?"

"Anything." The word tasted like ash. "Name it."

Kael's eyes snapped to hers. "Sienna, shut up."

"No." She met Asher's gaze and held it. "I'll sign whatever you want. Public confession. Resignation. I'll disappear. Just let him go."

Asher smiled. It didn't reach his eyes. "You're not hearing me, Judge. I don't need your cooperation. I've already won. The evidence is public. Your career is over. Your bloodline claim is exposed.