(Author’s POV)
The door clicked shut behind Adrian. Silence enveloped the room again, this time heavier than before. Selene stood there for a long moment, still as stone, staring at the door.
The conversation replayed again and again in her mind. His words.
“There wasn’t a plan. Just… you”.
She exhaled sharply, setting the glass of water down with a soft clink. Her thoughts were no longer just tangled, they were tormented.
For a woman who had mastered bloodshed, power plays, and betrayal, feelings were far more dangerous. She turned, walked across the room, and picked up her encrypted phone from the desk.
She opened her private contact list, only three names on it. She tapped the one that read ‘Zara’.
"You calling me at this hour means either you just killed someone or you're think
