LOGINSelene's POV His lips crushed into mine again, but this time it was different. Less frantic and more deliberate. Like he wanted to memorize me piece by piece, etch me back into him with every slow drag of his mouth. I gasped softly, his tongue sliding against mine, and the sound made him groan in
Selene's POV The silence after his question stretched like a taut string between us. "Do you really have no idea of what I want?" The words still burned in the air, hovering, daring me to touch them. I stood there, my throat raw, trying to hold myself together while the ground beneath me felt su
Selene's POV I don’t mean to yell. I don’t even mean to speak.But the moment he throws that congratulation at me like a dagger dressed in politeness, something inside me just snaps. “You replaced me first,” I fire, voice cracking. “You were the one who announced your engagement to someone else. S
Dominic's POV I don’t even realize when I quickly tell Enzo to get the car ready. One moment, I’m staring at the city skyline, jaw tight, mind drowning in whiskey and memories I should’ve killed months ago. The next, we’re driving. Fast. Darkness swallows the roads ahead, headlights casting lo
Dominic's POV I always know when something is off the second Enzo walks in without being told. He knocks, but he doesn’t wait for permission. Just pushes the office door open, stiff in his movements like he’s carrying news that could alter the shape of a man. I’m seated behind my desk, sleeves r
“I have to go,” I breathed. He nodded once. “Go.” And so I did. *** When the plane landed in New York, it was like being dunked into chaos. The air was heavier, faster. My limbs ached from the weight of too many emotions carried in silence. I stepped off the terminal walkway and into Arri
My hands curled into fists. “And honestly speaking, I regret it, ever knowing someone like you, ever having wanted someone like you.” His eyes flickered with something, frustration, maybe even fury, but it vanished in a blink. “You keep telling yourself that, Selene. But you and I both know you we
Selene POV As soon as I closed the message, the door burst open again without warning. Two men stepped in, those same brutes who had shoved me into the car, their expressions stiff, like machines executing orders. My heart jumped as they approached. I stepped back instinctively, but there was nowh
Selene's POV Forced in, the car sped through the highway like it had something to prove. The tires screeched every time the driver swerved past another vehicle, barely missing the side mirrors. My heart was still pounding from the moment they forced me in, and the man sitting beside me hadn't said
I couldn’t speak. My mouth went dry. “Did you think I was lame? Gone? Forgotten?” Adrian’s voice was sharp now. Less mocking, more bitter. “You should’ve known better. People like me don’t just give up. Especially not when they have scores to settle.” I took a breath. “Where’s Ariana?” His jaw te







