Chapter 118

Kallira POV

I stared at Giselle’s message for almost a full minute after the screen dimmed in my hand. Valerius watched me from across the room with tension already hardening his expression.

“You’re not going alone,” he said immediately.

I looked up slowly. “I haven’t agreed to anything yet.”

“She wants to isolate you.”

“She wants something else too.”

Valerius stepped away from the desk and stoppe