LOGINCullen’s POVSelena didn’t say who her grandma was. She said that she didn’t know. But she only used to see visions about her. I had told Luke not to bother her. That she would say it at her own time. Even if I hated him. He seemed kind of useful. The sun was starting to rise even after I left the infirmary. The morning air was so cold. And it was biting on my skin very softly. Selena had not eaten well since the hunt. She was still healing. Still too pale. People were saying so many things about what she had become but I did not care. I knew that she was special. And I was going to wait. I was going to make sure that she gets better and regain all her strength.I walked down the road very fast. I was going to buy fruits at the store. I heard that it would help Selena to get better after. Just when I was about to enter the store. Two guards stopped me. With the way they were dressed. I knew that they were from the alphas palace. “Cullen.” One of them called my name in a very sha
Cullen’s pov I couldn’t stop thinking about her.All day.Every lap. Every sprint. Every time Coach yelled my name—it all blurred.Because my head?Not on the rink.It was on Selena.Her laugh.That little sparkle in her eyes when she teased me.The smile she gave when she thought I wasn’t looking.I needed to see her.Like—needed needed.Gosh… I could not believe how much I was drooling over a girl. She knew just how to keep meInterested. And I loved it more than anything. Practice had been over like an hour ago. and I was still soaked in my sweat. My heart was pounding very loud. And it was not from drills. This mess between us?Yeah. It was eating me alive.I’d tried calling earlier. Phone died. Charger broken. Again. Classic.Brian had bright a new one for me. And Now that I finally had a working charger, I didn’t waste time.I called her.Straight to voicemail.I frowned. Hard.“Selena,” I muttered. “Please pick up.”I left a quick voice note. Messy. Rushed.“Hey… it’s me.
Selena’s pov I lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling again.But this time?No heavy feelings pressing on my chest.The mall bags were shoved to the side. Forgotten. Abandoned like yesterday’s drama.My phone rested beside me. Quiet. Suspiciously quiet.I took a deep breath and just… existed for a second.The past few days had been messy. Confusing. Slightly reckless.Okay—very reckless.But also?Impossible to ignore.I really wish I could ignore all of the drama. But the people that were involved made my heart to feel really fullCullen popped into my head.Not just teasing‑Cullen.Not jealous‑Cullen.Not annoyed‑but‑still‑cute‑Cullen.Real Cullen.The one who made my chest do weird things.The one whose voice tightened something inside me, even when he was mad.The one who noticed everything, even when I wished he wouldn’t.I hugged my knees and leaned into the pillows.Pride and fear had officially started a wrestling match in my chest.Pride said, Don’t admit it.Fear said, Remem
Selena’s pov I was sitting down just at the edge of my bed. I was looking directly at the floor. I was trying to calm my thoughts that were racing down. The shopping bags that we came back with. They were scattered everywhere. Half empty. And somehow half forgotten. I just wanted to tease him a little bit. Maybe just enough so that it would make him notice me. Maybe just a small spark of jealousy. But now… I wasn’t so sure.He wasn’t just annoyed.He wasn’t just jealous.He was hurt.I saw it in the way that his jaw was tight when he called my name out. The way that his hands were clenched as if he was trying to hold it back.the pauses. Even with the way that he was looking at me fast. I had gone too far.My stomach twisted as I swallowed.Did I want him to hate me? No.Did I want him to care? Maybe.But not like this.Not with that mix of anger and pain in his eyes.“Selena,” he said.His voice was low. Shaky.And it made my chest feel so tight. “Do you even know what you just
Cullen’s pov I saw her before she saw me.They were just coming back from where they went. They just reached the building of their dorm. Afterwards they went to hang out the whole day. She was walking with Ava and Nia. And they are holding their shopping bags. Ava and Nia were laughing as if nothing in the world was ever wrong.She seemed calm. Like there were so many things that she was thinking about but was still trying to have some fun. She looked good too. Too good. Her hair was loose. Her face was calm. Her lips were curved in a soft smile that did not even belong to me at that moment. My chest tightened.So this was what calm looked like on her.I stood there frozen. My hand was halfway on the door. I was just about to knock on it. For a second. I thought about just stepping back and letting them pass. Letting the moment go. But my body moved before my mind could stop it.I opened the door.She looked up.Our eyes met.Everything else faded.Her smile didn’t drop, but it
Selena’s pov The mall was loud.After I left Jake from coffee. I had come to the mall with Ava and Nia. Today I just wanted to be happy. Music played from hidden speakers. People were walking and passing us with their shopping bags and laughs and their busy faces. The smell of new things and sweet bread filled the air. Everything just felt very normal. I walked in the middle of Ava and Nia. My hands were inside the pockets of my jackets. Ava was saying something about shoes. Nia was already holding three shopping bags as if it didn’t mean anything. “Selena.” Ava said to me. And she nudged me with her elbow. “Are you even listening?”I blinked. “Huh?”She rolled her eyes at me so hard that I thought it was going to get stucked. “I’ve been talking about those boots for five minutes.”“Oh,” I said quickly. “They’re cute.”Nia laughed. “That’s all you’ve said since we got here.”I shrugged. “What do you want me to say?”“The truth.” Ava said. And then she stopped in front of a cloth







