C6 Chapter Six: Seven Days Deadline

Roana’s POV

I stepped out of the room, shutting the heavy oak door behind me with a soft but final click, muffling the broken sobs that still echoed within. Selene’s screams clawed at my ears, but I didn’t flinch. I didn’t look back. Mercy was a luxury I couldn’t afford—not now, not with everything at stake. The cold marble floor beneath my boots seemed to mirror the chill settling in my chest