Chapter 96

Selene

I didn’t expect Amelia to be waiting by the door when I returned.

The nurse had long since gone, leaving me alone with my thoughts, sweet, victorious thoughts, when the door creaked open and Amelia stepped inside, arms crossed, eyes sharp.

“You're lucky she didn’t kick you out,” she said without greeting. “You really are playing with fire and you don’t seem to realize it, Selene.”

I looked up from the bed, still lounging like I had all the time in the world. “Is that so? I believe that I played my game well.””

“She was ready to,” Amelia said, shutting the door behind her. “You should’ve seen the way she looked at you. You think and believe that you are playing your game well. You are challenging the wrong person, Selene.”

I offered her a lazy smirk. “Still doesn’t change the fact that I’m here, does it? I am not challenging her, unless she wants to see me as a threat. It means that I am doing my job, though it is going to be som