SELENA POV

I woke up the next day feeling hollow.

Not angry.

Not heartbroken.

Not in pain.

Just, empty.

An emptiness so deep it almost felt quiet inside me.

For a long moment, I just stared at the ceiling, trying to figure out where to even begin. My life had flipped in a matter of days, losing Marcus, awakening Aiyana, discovering my lineage, learning I was hunted, and now finding myself in an entirely new empire.

Everything was too much for me.

But I knew one thing for sure:

Without power, I ...