**Gaia's POV**

Relief crashes over me like a cold wave, cutting through the drug's haze just enough to let me breathe. We're saved. The Gammas from Rose Heart burst in, their badges gleaming under the red lights, faces set in grim determination. For a split second, the room freezes—Chloe and Evelyn huddle together, wide-eyed, while Ryan's bodyguards tense, hands hovering near their waists.

Ryan's swollen face twists in shock, his bloody grin fading as he processes the ...