Far from the chaos in the Red Magic Tower, in the Velmoria Academy City.
A soft breeze stirred the curtains.
Sunlight filtered through the windows, warm and golden, but it brought no comfort to the girl lying on the bed.
Selena blinked slowly, her blue eyes glassy, unmoving, staring up at the intricately carved ceiling.
She recognized it instantly.
Her ceiling.
Her room.
She was in her mansion.
Her fingers curled around the silk sheets, her knuckles whitening. She shouldn't be here.
'Why am I here?'
Then it hit her like a crashing tide—
Raven's eyes.
Clara's trembling voice.
That look of betrayal.
And before that…
Mistress's voice whispering inside her mind.
"Just relax, child. Let me take over for now."
After that—nothing.
A void.
She didn't remember what happened once she let go.
Had Mistress taken control of her body? Had she hurt someone? Had Raven... had he fought her?
Her heart pounded. Cold sweat clung to her back.
'What happened after that?'
