Aurelia and everyone else in the room froze as the bottle flew through the air.He tilted his head to the side, and the bottle brushed past him. It missed Zarek by an inch, whistling past his ear before smashing into the wall behind him.Crash!The bottle exploded into countless shards, fragments of glass scattering across the floor.The sharp sound of breaking glass echoed through the room, followed by the faint clatter of pieces rolling across the marble.Everyone flinched, everyone except Zarek. He barely blinked; his expression stayed the same. As the pieces rained down, one sharp shard sliced through the air and grazed his arm.He felt the sting a second later. A thin line of blood appeared where the glass had cut him, trickling slowly down his forearm.The room went completely silent. No one spoke a single word.They looked stunned, like someone had taken the words from their mouths.Zarek’s gaze shifted slowly to the man who had thrown the bottle. His jaw tightened, and he