Chapter 83

• Selene 's POV
• I didn't know what to say. The words seemed stuck in my throat, heavy and thick, as I tried to wrap my mind around what the guard had just told us. Adrian was back, and worse—he had raised an army of the dead. The idea was so horrifying, so nightmarish, that it seemed almost impossible to believe. But the cold, hard truth was staring us in the face, and I felt an icy dread seep into my bones.
• Leo’s arms tightened around me as he sensed my fear. “We need to tell Ethan,” he said, his voice low and steady, though I could feel the tension running through him. “He’s our Beta. We have to act quickly.”