Braden walked over to Selena and handed her a small bottle. Instinctively, she pulled back. "What's this?"

"It will help with the effects you're feeling," Braden explained.

Selena's eyes lit up. "Oh, really? Something like that exists?"

Taking the bottle, she inhaled deeply. A refreshing minty scent hit her senses, and soon after, the heaviness in her body and the fog in her mind began to lift.

"Where did you get this? It's amazing," she asked, intrigued.

Braden didn't answer, simply taking the bottle back from her hand.

Selena blinked in surprise. "Wait, you're not giving it to me?"

Braden stayed silent, as usual.

to assign someone else to protect her-someone with a bit more personality. But on

of her discomfort vanished. She got back into the car and drove toward

Maria and told her what happened. Maria offered to help, but Selena declined. She already had a good idea of who was behind the

enveloped her in a strong embrace, holding her so tightly that it felt like he wanted to absorb her into

back and said, "I'm fine, see? Perfectly okay. You

grip slightly and

the trunk,"

of his hand, Aaron signaled his bodyguards, who quickly moved to the car, opened

to the basement," Aaron ordered, his voice cold

right? Go see if you can

but notice the difference in his demeanor between her and

at Braden's retreating figure, she remarked, "Hey, he's

smiled slightly. "He should be. If he ever tries to

Selena was speechless.

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