Chapter 108 Secrets In Still Waters

• Selene stepped outside, the weight of everything she’d just seen and heard pressing down on her. She needed air—something pure to clear her mind from the dark secrets lurking beneath her family’s home. Without thinking, her feet carried her toward the forest, and soon, she found herself at the river that Lydia had shown her not long ago.
• The river was calm, sunlight glinting off the water’s surface. She knelt beside the bank, watching the water flow, as if the steady current could somehow wash away her thoughts. But the images of the prisoners remained sharp, haunting her.
• Suddenly, a voice broke through her thoughts, making her start.