Chapter 42 I stepped out into the corridor and kept walking, hoping distance would quiet whatever had settled inside me. But it didn't, the silence in the hallway only made it worse. Just then , footsteps came from behind me , I know who it was before she spoke. "Iris "....... I stopped For a moment, I considered ignoring her and continuing forward, but something in her tone held me in place. I turned towards her slowly. Selene stood a few steps away, composed as always, her posture straight, her gaze fixed on me in a way that made it clear she had not come to pass by. There was no greeting. No pretense. Her eyes moved over me once, like she was confirming something she already believed. “I didn’t expect to see you standing so comfortably in this pack,” she said. Her voice was even, but it carried something sharper beneath it. I felt it settle under my skin. “I’m not here for comfort,” I answered. She took a step closer, slow enough to show control, close e
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