Chapter 9
Mega became the voice of a nation betrayed. In every interview she gave, she spoke softly—not like a revolutionary, but like someone who had carried truth for too long. She didn't seek fame. She only wanted justice. That's why people believed her. She refused bodyguards, refused to hide. "If I stay in the light," she told one journalist, "darkness can't swallow me."
A new interim government was formed. Investigations revealed that millions had been funneled into shell charities, and at least four whistleblowers had disappeared under suspicious circumstances. The man in the gray coat—once just a shadow—was identified and arrested at the border.
As for Justine, his crown was officially stripped. His royal immunity was lifted.
He was no longer Prince Justine. Just Justine Velric—citizen on trial.