Chapter 22: The hidden dead bodies in the room.

Selene's POV

The note burned in my hand, as though it carried a fever of its own. Even now, after reading it a dozen times, the words seem to whisper louder rather than fade. “...Do with this what you want, but I’d advise you to keep this from Alpha Kieran. He may not even save you.”

I stared at it again, maybe for the last time. The ink had bled slightly, like the pen had been pressed too hard. I turned it over, then again, half-hoping that on this third—or tenth—inspection, a secret would reveal itself. Maybe a name, an initial, or even a smudge that made sense.

But there was nothing. Just the words.

I pressed it to my chest, as if I could slow the racing of my heart by force. My hands trembled slightly, and I hated that they did.

Who had slipped it under my door?

And why now?

I had felt like eating when I woke up just moments before—nothing too heavy, something to remind me I was still human. But now, that craving is gone as my stomach clenches with something colder than hunger.

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