Ardan's POV

Although something doesn't feel right about my decision to punish Serena, I still proceeded to inform Emma about it.

Somehow, I felt Sylvia had lied against her, but I had to do what I thought was the right thing to do. It was just to save face before Sylvia.

However, instead of putting Serena in the general prison, I ordered them to put her in a private room.

If she was gone for a while, by the time she returns everything would have calm down. And I had intended to keep her of everyone's focus for the time being.

The prison seemed like the only safe place for...