SELENA’S POV

Have you ever been hit by a truck?

Not a literal one. I was really serious—I mean the kind of metaphorical eighteen-wheeler that runs through your life, wrecks your sanity, and leaves you flat on your back, staring at the sky like, well, damn.

Yeah. That was this moment.

Except instead of tires, the truck was Elara, and instead of just running me over, she reversed to make sure I was completely crushed.

“Selena!” Yasmine’s voice broke through the panic swirling in my ...