The silence between them was a violent thing—thick, heavy, and alive.
Alec turned to Salena, his icy gaze burning holes into her soul. But he said nothing.
Not a word.
Salena’s hands trembled at her sides as she sucked in a deep, uneven breath. “Are you going to kill them?” she asked, her voice barely more than a whisper.
Alec didn’t answer. Not even a flicker of emotion passed his face.
Instead, he turned to walk away from her. Away from Damien. Away from everything that tethered him to his last shred of humanity.
And then it happened.
Her voice shattered the air like glass.
“If you kill anyone… I swear, Alec—I will not only end my life… I will kill the baby growing inside me too!”
Time. Froze.
Damien’s eyes widened in horror, every drop of color draining from his face. “Salena…
