Tessa's POV:
My gaze was fixed on Tori.
She blinked, her mouth slightly open, then scoffed. “What the hell are you talking about?”
The room exploded into shocked murmurs. Tori stepped forward, hands raised in disbelief.
“What in the world is this?” she said, laughing nervously. “You almost died, and now you're accusing me?”
I stayed quiet, watching her carefully.
“I mean, come on. Me?” She gestured at herself. “Of all things to waste my precious time on, you think I’d hire people to kill you?”
“I don’t think,” I said softly. “I know it. I could read their thoughts. Turns out I'm a witch hybrid.”
Her eyes narrowed, and her left index finger pointed at me. “You’re insane,” she spat.
Lucian stood then, his body radiating alpha authority. “Mind what you say to her, Tori. Or your head
