Chapter 97

• Selene's POV
• The room was a battlefield, and every breath I took felt like it was charged with electricity. The air was thick with tension, the kind that made your skin prickle and your heart race. Leo was beside me, his usually sharp eyes clouded with pain, but still, he stood tall, ready for whatever came next. The reinforcements that Jess had brought with her were holding the line, but I knew this wasn’t going to be easy.
• She said she did anything for money. I had paid her well enough now to help me.