|Kairos|
I had always known there was more to Nieves than she let on. That, given time, she would grow into someone capable of enduring anything—of standing unshaken no matter what came her way. I didn’t know why I felt so certain of this, but deep down, I could see it in her.
Sense it.
And today, in the meeting room, she proved me right.
The woman I had once known—the quiet, grieving soul weighed down by loss—was nowhere to be found. In her place stood someone sharp, commanding, and completely unyielding.
She carried herself with an air of quiet confidence, one that sharpened into something almost lethal when challenged. The council members, who had likely expected an easy target, had been forced to rethink their approach. She met their attempts at intimidation head-on, countering e
