The air inside the hotel was different. Not like in the forest, where the wind carried the scent of earth and blood. Here, everything smelled of luxury, expensive perfumes, and polished wood. But beneath those human fragrances, I could sense it.
Poison.
Lucian and Morgana were already here.
Freidis felt it before I did. She roared in my mind, her fury crawling over my skin like a shiver.
"I hate them," she growled.
"I know."
The hotel lobby gleamed under artificial light. Thick carpets, golden chandeliers, walls covered in modern art. Everything designed to impress, to project power. A fitting stage for the farce about to unfold.
At my side, Ava and Lena walked in silence. I could feel the tension in their bodies, the restrained anger. Ava held her chin high, but her fists were clen
