Selene's POV
I didn't sleep after he left.
I closed my eyes at some point, but it wasn't sleep. My body rested because it had no choice, not because my mind allowed it.
Every time I drifted, I felt it again.
That pressure.
That presence.
And I would jerk awake, my chest tight, my wolf restless beneath my skin.
By the time the door opened again, I was already staring at it.
Two figures entered this time.
Not him.
Guards.
I knew that instantly.
They moved differently. Controlled, but not overwhelming. Dangerous, but not suffocating.
Still… not safe.
"Up."
The command was sharp, but I didn't move.
Not because I was refusing.
Because I couldn't.
My body still aches from before. Sitting up yesterday had already taken more out of me than I
