Selene's POV ~
With those words, I did not wait. I pushed him with all my might. Aeron was not prepared for it, and he stumbled back, shock flickering in his eyes. I didn't stop to see his reaction. I didn't stop to feel anything. I just ran with all my might.
The door flung open, and I slipped out before his hand could reach for me again. My breath came sharp and fast, my heart hammering in my chest. I looked down at my wrists, at the cursed cuffs that still chained me. A deep fury boiled inside, and I smashed them against the wall with all the strength I had left. Once. Twice and then Crack.
The metal broke, the pieces falling to the ground with a dull clang. And in that moment, I felt it—my power. My true self rushing back through my veins in a wild and unrestrained manner. My lips parted in a sharp breath as a storm surged in me, and before Aeron could even catch his footing, I used a simple enchantment and vanished from the corridor.
