The silence in the room was dense.
Raven sat like a knight before a dragon, unarmed, sweaty, and about five seconds from either getting incinerated or married. Possibly both.
Clara hadn't spoken.
He stared at her, clutching the metaphorical reins of his courage while his inner monologue screamed, "Abort mission! Initiate the backup plan: fake amnesia, move to a different continent, and become a carrot farmer!"
But Clara...
She just kept staring at him. Unmoving.
And in that stillness, something within her mind stirred.
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[Flashback—A Day Ago, Selena's Mansion.]
Clara had found something unexpected in a hidden gallery in Selena's room.
At first, she had laughed it off, not wanting to worry the just-calmed-down Selena.
After all, it hadn't even been half an hour since their talk about Selena's contract with a demon.
She wanted to take it slow.
