Selene's POV
Mirella's lips curled into a sneer, but before she could answer, Victor spoke.
"I knew," he said quietly.
I turned to look at him. "What?"
"I knew," he repeated, his voice steady. "About the magic. About the spell. About all of it."
My heart stuttered. "You knew? How long?"
"Weeks. Almost from the beginning."
"You knew for weeks and you didn't tell me?"
"I couldn't," Victor shook his head. "Not yet."
"Why not?" I pressed.
Victor's gaze shifted to Mirella, his expression cold and hard. Then he looked back at me.
"Because I needed to understand the full scope of the conspiracy," he explained. "I needed to know who was involved. How deep it went. What they were planning."
"And?"
"I found everything. The investigation was thorough. Quiet, but complete."
He gestured
