Elena’s POV
I jumped to my feet, anger flashing through me. “This has nothing to do with you, Sara.”
She folded her arms calmly. “Oh, I think it does. You sneaking into the medicine room with that man started all of this. Magmus getting shot. The chaos. Don’t you think everyone deserves an explanation?”
My hands curled into fists. That woman was dangerous. She twisted the story so smoothly it made my stomach turn. In one move, she made it look like I’d betrayed Eric, when that wasn’t even close to the truth.
I had almost won. Almost exposed her cruelty. And then she flipped the whole room against me. I hadn’t even known Zaky and I were on camera. Which meant she’d been waiting for this moment.
“Elena?” Eric’s voice cut in, low and steady.
I looked at him. My mouth felt
