The second week of school had barely started when the energy in Ridgeway shifted again.
I felt it before I saw it—Selene stirred in the back of my mind, alert.
The halls buzzed with low murmurs and a sharp edge of tension I couldn’t ignore.
Something, or someone, had arrived.
Killian and I had just finished morning classes, walking side by side down the hallway, when the whispers started.
“He’s back…”
“Did you see them? Together?”
“Look at her face—she’s going to lose it.”
I didn’t have to ask.
I knew exactly who they meant.
Damien.
And Madison.
Killian’s posture tensed beside me, his fingers instinctively brushing the small of my back as we rounded the corner.
And there he was.
Tall, smug, dressed like he owned the place.
Damien strolled down the hallway with Madison cl
