Selene's POV
I took a step closer, my pulse steady, eyes locked on Lisa. “What is this?”
Before I could get another word out, the third woman pushed Lisa aside and moved forward, her boots scraping softly against the floor. Her hood fell back, and I froze.
Long dark hair. Pale skin. Eyes that used to sparkle with arrogance.
“Long time no see, Selene,” she said.
My mouth parted in disbelief. “Vanessa?”
“In the flesh.”
“How… how are you here?”
The last I heard, Victor had locked her away months ago after she and their cousin tried to hurt me. She was supposed to be rotting in a hidden cell under his orders. But then his mother released her in secret, and she had vanished.
Until now.
Elara looked at me with raised brows, her confusion evident. It was no surprise that she didn’t rec
