SELENA POV

It happened so fast that for a heartbeat, my entire body froze.

One moment the hall was sinking into an uneasy calm after everything Marcus had declared, and the next, the large doors burst open with a thunderous crash that echoed through every corner of the chamber.

A wave of fierce, enraged faces stormed in, eyes blazing, jaws tight, bodies coiled with aggression. The way they marched forward with zero hesitation told me everything instantly. These weren’t ordinary citizens. ...