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.

by his lack of words. She even considered asking Aveline to assign someone else to protect her-someone with a bit more personality. But on second thought, his quiet demeanor did save

discomfort vanished. She got back into the

Maria offered to help, but Selena

Aaron already there. As soon as he saw her, he rushed forward and enveloped her in

and said, "I'm fine, see?

his grip slightly

the trunk,"

quickly moved to the car,

him to the basement," Aaron ordered, his

and said, "You learned interrogation methods from Lucas, right? Go see if you can

but notice the difference in his demeanor between her

Braden's retreating figure, she remarked,

should be. If he ever tries to get

Selena was speechless.

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