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.

Selena thought, slightly exasperated 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

cool breeze swept by, the last traces of her discomfort vanished. She got back into the car and drove toward

what happened. Maria offered to help, but Selena declined. She

her in a

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

his grip slightly and asked, "Where's the

the trunk,"

a wave of his hand, Aaron signaled his bodyguards, who quickly moved to the

the basement," Aaron ordered,

over and said, "You learned interrogation methods from Lucas, right? Go see

left, but Selena couldn't help but notice the difference in his demeanor between her

figure, she remarked,

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

Selena was speechless.

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