Selene's POV
I quickly turned the doorknob and stepped out of Victor’s office. Just as I was about to shut the door, Victor whispered a thank you.
I stopped but didn’t look back. Just for a second, I stood there, letting his words hang in the air between us. There was something in his voice I hadn’t heard in a while. Not power. Not demand. Just... something human.
I gave a small smile, barely a twitch of my lips, then closed the door and continued down the hallway.
The mansion was eerily quiet. Every step I took echoed against the polished floor. I passed a few guards and nodded, keeping my eyes forward like I wasn’t thinking of a thousand things at once. Like I wasn’t wondering if I had just agreed to walk into another trap dressed in politics and polished lies.
At the front door, I
