Chapter 105

• Chapter 105
• The mansion felt different that evening. Selena noticed it the moment she stepped out of her room, the faint hum of conversation dying down as she walked by, the way guards lowered their eyes but didn’t move until she passed. It wasn’t fear she sensed—it was recognition. That chain around her throat had started to mean something, and it scared her more than she would ever admit.
• Rosa had chosen the dress: deep emerald silk that hugged her waist but left her arms bare. “Strong, not soft,” Rosa had said, and Selena had believed her. She walked through the grand corridor like she had every right to be there, even though her knees wanted to buckle with every step.