CHAPTER 419

Serena stood off to the side of the ballroom, just beneath the soft glow of the chandelier, her fingers lightly brushing the fabric of her dress.

Her heart was racing—faster than it should be. Her mind ran a mile a minute, looping over Valerie’s audacity, the poison, the sheer malice.

How close she’d come to—

A warm pair of arms slid around her waist from behind.

The scent of Declan hit her inst