Chapter 18
Selene’s POV
Just as I close my eyes, bracing myself for whatever the hell he plans to do, a cool sensation wraps around my neck. I blink, startled, and find him placing a necklace on me–i
-in pendant is a beautiful crescent moon, almost the same mark I saw from that dream earlier. Confusion washes over me like ice water. “Whut what is this?” I manage, my visier sharper than I intended.
He straightens, a flicker of something–regral–rossing his face. “It’s a token from my buntes,” he explains, voice low and steady. “I intended to
Unforeseen events. My stomach Tivists at the reminder of what happened after he brought Amara back. The intimacy we shared moments ago feels like a joke now, suffed out like a candle in the wind, I touch the necklace, the metal cold against my fingertips, and steel my resolve. “What else do You need from me!”“Lask, my tone colder than 1 feel.
His smile freezes, eyes narrowing just a fraction. “You think I want something else!”
“Seems like you’re pretty damn good at taking,” I shoot back, not backing down. “What’s it going to take for you to stop treating me like a p
He steps closer, the heat radiating off him like a damn furnace. “You’re not a pawn, Selene. You’re important.”
1 scoff, the sound bitter. “Important enough to throw me aside for her?”
Hi jas tightens, and for a moment, I think I see a flicker of vulnerability behind that confident facade. “You don’t understand the whole picture”
“Then enlighten me, I say, crowing my arms, though my heart pounds wildly. “I’m all cars.”
He runs a hand through his hair, frustration evident. “It’s complicated. I did what I had to do
To save Amara,” I cut him off, with venom. “And I was just collateral damage, right?”
“Fuck Selebr, that’s not fair-
Laugh, but it’s harsh, a broken sound that fills the space between us. “Nothing about this is fair. Not for me. Not for Scott.”
He sirps, back, visibly torn. “I never meant to hurt you
“Yeah, well, intentions don’t mean shit when the damage is done I pause, breathing heavily, the weight of the necklace around my neck feeling leavier by the second. “What do you want from me? Because I’m not playing this game anymore.”
He opens his mouth, but no words come out. For a second, be just stares at me, like he’s searching for something buried deep within my eyes
he finally says, his voice softer now, almost pleailing.
“I want you to tru
Trust The word hangs in tar air, 11 can feel the tension snapping like a tight wire ready to break. And why the hell should I do that?” “Because Tin trying to make things right,” he replies, stepping closer again, his gaze intense. “Tin here. I want you here with me”
ing dorinta lange the past.” I remind him, heart rating with the mix of anger and something else I don’t want to name. “It doesn’t erase the
hes out, his hand brisling my arm, sending heat pulsing through me despite my anger. “Let me show you I can change things
the room spins with his power genting through me. But deep down, I know the truth. I can’t let myself fall for him agam.
I say, puilling back. “You need to figure your shit out first” I snap, turning away before I can second guess myself. I don’t need this
I sorp toward the door, I can feel his gare sull burning into my back, and for a split second, I wonder if this time he’ll actually fight for nie-
wo of the door, my planar rings
mai miting Life bowe (fuerfalwaysßern Jahongia if I laid everything bare, Selense would somehow try to see me in another light. That fin not just
nething I longed out of another pack’s honored treasure. It sutied her eyes which was why I kept it
ethereal woman Llave come to leve, bts me hand–she’s not the same girl. She’s toughened up, hardened by
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Chapter 18
the shit I put her through. It’s like all we shared has been reduced to a task she’s forced to endure–Goddar
All I would fucking give up to go back in time.
Selene was about to leave when her phone rings, and it’s like time freezes. I catch that flicker of panic in her eyes, a spark of something different than the rage she’s shown me earlier, but it vanishes the moment she answers. “Hey, baby. The words hit me like a fucking punch to the gut
What the fuck? The world narrows down to that single phrase, and my heart races with a primal fury.
Who is this bastard!
What does he have to do with her?
Why is she calling him baby?
That should be me. I should be the one on the other end of that call, making her laugh, making her smile. Instead, I’m left here, watching her han curl around that phone like it means something
The laugh that escapes her lips is sweet and light, like a knife twisting deeper. I can’t stand it. It cuts through the facade I’ve been trying to inaintain I take a step back, the disappointment crawling up my spine, igniting every protective instinct I fucking have.
This isn’t just about some prick. It’s about the fact that I let her slip through my fingers for a useless bitch, believing it was for the greater good. I chose wrong, and now I’m paying for it. Every day without her then feels like a slow, agonizing death–I’d be damned if I let her slip away again. 1 am not going t–back to that dark misery without her. She’s mine
I turn away, my fists clenching at my sides. “Fuck!” The curse rips while she hands her heart to someone else, someone fucking unworthy from:
my throat, raw and full of frustration. I refuse to let her go, not like this. Not
Walking out of my own office, I slam the door behind me, the -living in her shadow, trying to help her family. They don’t matter, never had. But they were the only way to reach her and I was finally able to. Tid und reverberating through the walls, not like I give a damn. I can’t keep doing this slit my throat first if I stand still watching her drift away. The fire inside me ignites, darker and more feral than before,
I will get her back. I’ll do whatever it takes to pull her from the clutches of whoever this bastard is. She was mine, is mine, and I’ll be damned if I let anyone else call her “baby” Shit’s not even that good.
Sheka Goddess
This in’t over. Not by a long shot. I’ll remind her of the power she damn has over me and what monster it has turned me into. Our fucking bond that runs deeper than any bullshit she thinks she’s found. I’ll make her remember–there’s only one person who gets to hold her body and own her soul like she fucking has mine on a leash.
And it damn well better be nic
