Rejected Billionaire book 2: Abraxas's Revenge

Chapter 150: Power Slip

The High Council chamber buzzed with a tense energy, the trial against Kelan Benedict reaching a fever pitch. Kerrigan stood at the center of it all, a figure of determination and resolve, but beneath the calm façade, a storm brewed within her.

The days of presenting evidence, enduring cross-examinations, and watching Gregor’s smug indifference had taken their toll on her patience. She could feel Abraxas’s power surging in her veins, growing more difficult to control with every passing day.

Today, they were finally at a critical point. Aileana, Mr. Nuri, and the rest of the legal team had worked tirelessly to compile the damning evidence—financial records, witness testimonies, and documentation linking Kelan and his family to corruption, extortion, and violence.

The public was beginning to shift, murmurs of discontent with the Benedict family growing louder. Kerrigan could feel the weight of it, the pressure to see this through, to bring justice not only for herself but for the kingdom