SELENA’s POV.I kept pacing the room, back and forth, unable to quiet the storm in my head.No matter how many times I replayed it, I still couldn’t fully grasp what I’d learned about Kourtney. She had known. She had known why people were being killed—and she had chosen to pretend otherwise. I’d always believed her capable of cruelty, but this… this was something darker. Calculated. Deliberate. Wicked in its purest form.A soft knock pulled me from my thoughts. The door opened before I could answer.Aiden stood there.He wore a smile—polite, composed—but I knew him well enough now to see the tension beneath it. The Alpha King never truly relaxed unless he allowed himself to.“Hey,” I said, quickly schooling my expression. “You’re back.”“Hm.” He nodded. “I returned a while ago. I wanted to shower first before coming to see you.”He stepped closer, stopping in front of me. “How did it go?” I asked quietly. “The meeting?”“Let’s not talk about that.” His hand slid around my waist, firm
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