Chapter 64

Lana’s POV

I stood there for a heartbeat, watching until Tia’s shrill voice faded into the distance and their silhouettes disappeared through the glass doors. A small, quiet satisfaction hummed through me. The kind that comes when justice has already been served by silence and presence alone.

Then I felt him behind me, his shadow folding over mine, calm yet heavy with command.

“Did they bully you?” Damon’s voice came, low and even, but the edge underneath was unmistakable.

I turned halfway, ca