Selene's POV
They didn't take me back to my room.
At this point, I wasn't expecting them to.
The moment we stepped out of the observation chamber, I already knew it wasn't over.
I walked without asking questions, my steps steady even though my body was starting to feel the weight of the day. Not just the strain, but everything else. The watching. The testing. The constant pressure of being seen and measured.
How many times was I supposed to prove the same thing?
Or was that the point?
That there was no end to it.
The corridor opened again, and I knew where we were going before the doors came into view.
The court.
Again.
A quiet breath left me.
"Of course," I muttered under my breath.
The guards didn't react.
The doors opened, and this time, the s
