Aria’s/Lysara's POV

I tried to move away from her claws, but she came at me at a speed that was impossible to dodge.

Her claws nearly tore off the skin of my face when strong hands shot out from nowhere, seizing her hands an inch from my face.

Kael stepped up to the podium, her wrists clamped tight in his. She struggled, shoving and kicking, but he didn't let her go.

Still shaken by fright, I just stood, as silent as the whole hall right now, staring at him and Selene, who kept struggling ...