Selena’s POVThe door creaked.At first, I thought it was just my head again. Maybe the wind. Maybe the house groaning because it was too old and too empty.But no. This wasn’t random.The air changed. It went heavy, sharp, cold. My body knew before my brain did.Someone was here.My hand froze on the desk, still holding the folded paper. My scars burned hotter, like fire under my skin, like they were warning me.I didn’t move. I didn’t breathe.The footsteps were slow. Steady. Too steady. Whoever it was didn’t care about hiding. They wanted me to know.The moonlight came in through the window. It was long. Pale. And a shadow slid on the floor. It was tall. Broad and it felt so wrong. My stomach twisted so hard. And my heart was pounding so loud in my chest that it was echoing in my ears. And then—he stepped into the study.Not Jake. Not Ava. Not Nia. Not even Jasmine.Someone else.A man cloaked in black, his hood pulled low, face hidden in shadow. He didn’t look like a student. He
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